Yes. During his 2018 campaign, Gov. Tony Evers set a goal to reduce Wisconsin’s prison population by half, although he has never provided a time frame for implementing that plan.
Tag: prison
Posted inJustice & Safety
Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate.
A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety
Pay-to-stay, other fees, can put jail inmates hundreds or thousands in debt
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?, Government, Justice & Safety
Hard road ahead for Gov. Tony Evers’ promise to slash Wisconsin prison population
The Democrat’s goal to reduce incarceration by 50 percent faces numerous hurdles; his own 2019-21 budget proposal calls for increasing prison beds.
Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety
Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show
Supervision time in Wisconsin is third-longest in the U.S., meaning more chances for revocations and increased prison populations.
Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety, Precious Lives
What role did trauma-informed care play in alleged juvenile prison abuse?
Critics charge that a trauma-informed care approach led to security breakdowns at Wisconsin’s two juvenile prisons; advocates say both facilities failed to fully implement the program