When an 8-year-old Nicaraguan boy was run over on a Wisconsin dairy farm, authorities blamed his father and closed the case. Meanwhile, the community of immigrant workers knows a completely different story.
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Posted inHealth & Welfare, Justice & Safety
He beat her repeatedly. Family court tried to give him joint custody of their children.
Wisconsin is considered a leader in the movement to treat fathers as equal caregivers when parents separate. Shared parenting is usually better for children — but the model fails for many women forced to co-parent with their abusers.
Posted inDocumenting Hate
Controversial Proud Boys embrace ‘Western values,’ reject feminism and political correctness
The men’s group recently started a chapter in Wisconsin; founder Gavin McInnes says nationwide membership is 5,000
Posted inDocumenting Hate, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Have you experienced hate or bias? Tell us your story
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is joining ProPublica to collect data and stories on hate and discrimination incidents in our community. Share your story with us here.
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WCIJ joins ProPublica’s Documenting Hate project to investigate hate and bias incidents in Wisconsin
The Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism is partnering with ProPublica and its Documenting Hate project to collect reports of bias incidents and hate crimes in our state.
Posted inMoney & Politics Column
State health sector gets drug dollars
Drug companies have paid more than $24 million to Wisconsin health professionals since 2009, according to data compiled by ProPublica.
Posted inA Frail System, Government, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
Data: Nursing home inspections
Federal inspection records of Wisconsin nursing homes, September 2009 through November 2012, focusing on only those deficiencies deemed to put residents in “immediate jeopardy.” Data were compiled by ProPublica.
Posted inA Frail System, Government, Health & Welfare
Nursing home inspections
Federal inspections have found serious deficiencies in one-quarter of Wisconsin nursing homes since 2009.
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety
How to find nursing home inspection reports
In January, the Wisconsin Department of Health Services began publishing state inspection reports of nursing homes, assisted living facilities and other health care providers on its website. Records are available from July 2012 onward.