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Author Archives: Izabela Zaluska

Izabela Zaluska joined the Center as an investigative reporting intern in May 2019. She has formerly worked at The Badger Herald and UW-Madison’s Global Health Institute. She received her undergraduate degree from UW-Madison in August in journalism and a certificate in criminal justice.

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Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Pay-to-stay, other fees, can put jail inmates hundreds or thousands in debt

by Izabela Zaluska September 15th, 2019February 24th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

In some Wisconsin counties, inmates pay an average of $390 a month in pay-to-stay fees; advocates say such fees can criminalize poverty.

Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

By the numbers: Jail incarceration fees in Wisconsin

by Izabela Zaluska September 15th, 2019September 15th, 2019
Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety, The Cannabis Question

Blacks arrested for pot possession at four times the rate of whites in Wisconsin

by Izabela Zaluska July 14th, 2019March 16th, 2021
Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Hard road ahead for Gov. Tony Evers’ promise to slash Wisconsin prison population

by Izabela Zaluska June 30th, 2019March 16th, 2021
Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show

by Izabela Zaluska June 30th, 2019March 16th, 2021

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