Judges can order defendants to surrender their guns. But Wisconsin’s system lacks enforcement, delivering deadly consequences when it fails.
Author Archives: Clare Amari / Wisconsin Watch
Clare Amari joined the Center in September 2021 as a reporting intern through the Columbia Journalism School/Institute for Nonprofit News internship program. She recently received her master’s degree in journalism with honors from the Columbia Journalism School in New York City. There, she worked in print and audio, creating a narrative investigative podcast about an unsolved murder and investigating policing practices around domestic violence in Ohio. She previously worked as a legal assistant in the corporate governance practice of a major international law firm, and holds degrees in Classical languages and literature from Columbia University and the University of Oxford.
Posted inBeyond Bail, Justice & Safety
Wisconsin debates cash bail changes in wake of Waukesha parade tragedy — as some states ditch system entirely
Somewhat lost in a revived debate involving the rights of the accused and protecting the public: Wisconsin’s cash bail system wasn’t created to protect public safety.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate.
A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
Posted inEducation, Justice & Safety
Wisconsin schools called police on students at twice the national rate — for Native students, it was the highest
School officials refer thousands of children to the police each year. In Wisconsin, children with disabilities or who are Black, Latino or Native bear the brunt of it.