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Justice & Safety

A father’s quest for justice finds resolution after 13 years

by Megan O'Matz / ProPublica January 14, 2026January 15, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Background check delay shows crackdown’s strain on immigration system

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch December 19, 2025December 19, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Waushara County deputy quits sheriff’s office following The Badger Project’s investigation

by Peter Cameron / The Badger Project December 17, 2025December 15, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

An illustration includes handwritten and printed pages labeled with addresses and dates, an orange background with "THIS LETTER HAS BEEN MAILED FROM THE WISCONSIN PRISON SYSTEM" in red letters, and an aerial image of a facility.

Forward, Justice & Safety, Pathways to success

Wisconsin’s work-release program promises opportunity. Prisoners say jobs are scarce.

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch December 15, 2025December 22, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

After asylum win, judge rules ICE must release Madison woman who fled Venezuela. Her husband will remain detained.

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch December 10, 2025December 11, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Justice & Safety

ICE plans to leave Milwaukee School of Engineering facility

by Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service December 4, 2025December 4, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Forward, Justice & Safety

Courts left with loose ends when ICE detains criminal defendants

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch November 21, 2025November 21, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Justice & Safety

Review details problems with solitary confinement, overcrowding in Wisconsin prisons

by Sarah Lehr / WPR November 18, 2025November 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Entrance of a gray concrete building with "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" above glass doors and "Milwaukee, Wisconsin 310 East Knapp St" on a concrete sign in front.

Forward, Justice & Safety

‘So sudden, so jarring’: Immigration ruling streamlines deportations to countries asylum seekers barely know

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch November 14, 2025November 14, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Entrance of a gray concrete building with "U.S. Department of Homeland Security" above glass doors and "Milwaukee, Wisconsin 310 East Knapp St" on a concrete sign in front.

Justice & Safety

ICE arrests of asylum seekers in Milwaukee show shifting tactics

by Paul Kiefer / Wisconsin Watch October 30, 2025October 30, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Community, Justice & Safety

How three Milwaukee organizations help residents ‘grind’ through grief

by Meredith Melland / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service October 29, 2025October 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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Government, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin moving ahead with prison overhaul plan despite Republican objections

by Scott Bauer / Associated Press October 28, 2025October 28, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch