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Of note: Today we highlight stories about how the pandemic is affecting the state’s vulnerable inmate population. Emily Hamer, a former Wisconsin Watch intern now with the Wisconsin State Journal, reports that criminal justice advocates are calling for broad changes to state policy to protect inmates from the fast-spreading virus. Meanwhile, WisPolitics.com reports that an employee at Waupun Correctional Institution has contracted COVID-19.
Top stories
Criminal justice advocates call on Wisconsin prisons to protect inmates from COVID-19 — Wisconsin State Journal
Waupun prison employee tests positive for coronavirus — WisPolitics.com
Despite coronavirus concerns, local leaders push participation in 2020 census — Appleton Post-Crescent
Possible coronavirus treatment could be in clinical trials within weeks, using plasma from recovered patients, if doctors get FDA approval — Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
‘More high-tech than high touch’: Youth-serving organizations are getting creative amid pandemic — Milwaukee Neighborhood News
As cities around the world go on lockdown, victims of domestic violence look for a way out — Time
Wisconsin Republicans all vote against bipartisan paid leave bill responding to coronavirus COVID-19 pandemic — Medill News Service
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Quotable
“One of the most profound ideas I learned in Australia came from a presentation from the founder of the Resilience Project. Their cornerstones of gratitude, empathy, and mindfulness would likely be helpful to many of you in this unprecedented situation, as they have been very helpful to me.”
David O’Connor, professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Resilient Wisconsin
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Food cart chefs cook free meals for hungry families through new FEED to Go — The Cap Times
COVID-19 got you down? Let these words from the community lift you up. — Milwaukee Neighborhood News
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