Jail safety advocates want Sheriff Denita Ball to meaningfully engage about conditions and protocol.
Tag: protest
Posted inGovernment, Health & Welfare
‘Here again’: Abortion activists rally 50 years after Roe
Sunday’s main march was held in Wisconsin, where upcoming elections could determine the state Supreme Court’s power balance and future abortion rights.
Posted inFact briefs
Was a Democrat-led protest at the Wisconsin State Capitol in 2011 as violent as the U.S. Capitol protest in 2021?
No. Law enforcement officers and public officials present during the 2011 pro-union protests at the Wisconsin State Capitol in Madison have described them as largely peaceful. This contrasts with the characterization of the Jan. 6, 2021 protest at the U.S. Capitol. Numerous authorities, both Democratic and Republican, have characterized Jan. 6 as violent.
Posted inJustice & Safety
Militia member says Kenosha police sought to push protesters toward them on night of deadly shootings
Two people were killed and one seriously wounded by a 17-year-old who had answered the call for armed civilians to protect the city
Posted inCruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety
Judge refuses to halt force feeding of inmate in solitary confinement protest
A judge has rejected a request by a Wisconsin inmate hunger striker to discontinue force feeding as the protest against long-term solitary confinement continues.
Posted inEconomy, Environment, Frac Sand Rush, Health & Welfare
Conference draws 50 frac sand protesters
More than 50 people gathered Monday to protest frac sand mining outside a conference on the silica sand resources of Minnesota and Wisconsin. Concerns about the health, safety, and environmental impacts of the sudden boom in new industrial sand mining facilities are shared by many across the Upper Midwest.