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Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

by Vanessa Swales February 13th, 2021March 5th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced

Posted inGovernment, Justice & Safety

Aggressive policing escalates violence at protests, research shows. A former Madison police chief touts a better way.

by Clara Neupert December 9th, 2020March 1st, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

Militia member says Kenosha police sought to push protesters toward them on night of deadly shootings

by Dee J. Hall September 5th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

Before Jacob Blake, Kenosha had a history of police shootings

by Vanessa Swales August 28th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

‘I just killed somebody’: Vigilantes inject danger into police brutality protests in Kenosha, nationwide

by Jim Malewitz and Vanessa Swales August 28th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety, Outbreak Wisconsin

‘The people just want to be heard’: A Milwaukee mother and son discuss racial justice and education during the pandemic.

by Jimmy Gutierrez July 29th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

Defund the police? Milwaukee eyes future amid Black Lives Matter protests, coronavirus budget crunch

by Allison Dikanovic July 25th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Justice & Safety

Milwaukee Police stay-at-home arrests reveal deep racial disparities

by Edgar Mendez July 2nd, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

Protesters tear down statues near state Capitol; state senator physically attacked

by WPR Staff and Will Cioci (Wisconsin Watch) June 24th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inJustice & Safety

‘Juneteenth Day, it’ll never die’: Wisconsin celebrates Black freedom, resilience during nationwide push for justice

by Will Cioci, Clara Neupert and Jim Malewitz (Wisconsin Watch) June 19th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Justice & Safety

Photos: Fury and resolve as Wisconsinites rally for Black lives

by Will Cioci and Coburn Dukehart June 19th, 2020February 24th, 2021
Posted inCoronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons

by Parker Schorr May 21st, 2020February 24th, 2021

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