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Category: Justice & Safety
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What does marriage look like while incarcerated?
As Marshall Jones, who grew up on Milwaukee’s North Side, serves two consecutive life sentences without the possibility of parole, the way he and his wife build their lives today centers around faith in God and family.
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Gun violence takes deadly toll on Milwaukee County youths
Minors represent 13% of all homicide victims in Milwaukee County since 2023.
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A Wisconsin board says the real victim of police misconduct is … the government
Michael Bell Sr. says Kenosha police killed his son and covered up the truth. A victims rights board had a different takeaway.
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Wisconsin prisons restrict books and mail to keep drugs out, but some staff still bring drugs in
Critics say the Wisconsin Department of Corrections is limiting prisoner access to information while wider entry points for drugs remain open.
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Attorney William Sulton advocates for Milwaukee’s most vulnerable
Milwaukee attorney William Sulton has been in the news for his work with the troubled Social Development Commission. His mission is to represent those considered to be the least, the last or the left behind.
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Milwaukee weighs in on how to decrease youth violence
In response to what he described as increased brazenness among teens using firearms to steal property and commit other violent crimes, Milwaukee Police Chief Jeffrey Norman has called on parents and others in the community to intervene.
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DOJ reaches agreement with Wisconsin sheriff’s office to improve services for people who don’t speak English
The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in Wisconsin has agreed to make a series of reforms meant to ensure that residents who speak little or no English can get the services they need.
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Autopsy determines man killed at Green Bay Correctional Institution was strangled
An inmate found dead at the Green Bay Correctional Institution in northeastern Wisconsin was strangled, investigators said.
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Short on fixes for prison problems, Wisconsin weighs independent oversight
Wisconsin prisoner rights advocates are calling for the creation of an independent ombudsman to investigate concerns inside prisons and to study solutions.
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‘A shoot can be legal. That doesn’t mean it was necessary.’ Fatal police encounters rise in Wisconsin
Deadly police encounters in Wisconsin were up last year and are on track this year to exceed the modern record of 26 deaths set in 2017.
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Details of some fatal Wisconsin police shootings remain secret
In two police shootings in the past year reviewed by Wisconsin Watch, state and local agencies used potential threats to involved officers as justification to indefinitely withhold the names of officers involved.