NextGen believes its multi-million dollar effort helped increase turnout among voters ages 18-35, but experts say that cannot be tied to one group or strategy.
Tag: Emily Hamer
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Civic education makes ‘a powerful difference’ in creating young voters
Wisconsin is one of the few states that does not require high school students to take a civics course, but studies show that can lead to more political engagement.
Posted inBeyond Bail, Justice & Safety
Controversial algorithms help decide who stays in jail before trial
Some Wisconsin counties use risk assessment tools to predict who will skip out on court or commit new crimes; critics say there are better ways to cut incarceration.
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Q & A: Risk assessments explained
Questions and answers about pretrial risk assessments and their role in the criminal justice system.
Posted inBeyond Bail, Justice & Safety
Poor stay in jail while rich go free: Rethinking cash bail in Wisconsin
Across the country, poor defendants can spend days, weeks — even years — behind bars awaiting trial, an approach that judges increasingly find is unconstitutional.
Posted inBeyond Bail, Justice & Safety
Bail bond industry fights back against moves to limit or end cash bail
Wisconsin is one of just a handful of states that ban bail bonding, barring companies from profiting from people too poor to pay their way out of jail.
Posted inBeyond Bail, Justice & Safety
Nonprofit bail funds help poor gain freedom nationally and in Wisconsin
Nonprofits fill in the gap for defendants who cannot afford to bail themselves out of jail before their trials
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Beyond Bail: Key terms explained
A glossary of terms used in the Center’s Beyond Bail series.
Posted inCountering Concussions, Health & Welfare
Concussion concerns prompt more Badgers players to leave football
University of Wisconsin’s Austin Ramesh, Walker Williams and Jake Whalen quit football after brain injuries; ‘I’m gonna have CTE — I just know it,’ Williams says.