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Milwaukee is Losing a Generation of Black Men to Drug Crisis

February 1, 2025

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a generation unaware. By Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake Milwaukee … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Desilynn Smith, Devin Blake, Drug Addiction, Edgar Mendez, Fentanyl, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar, Narcan, Overdose Deaths, Serenity Inns

Staff Shortages Create Less Support for People After Incarceration

December 21, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Building a Path to Success Program, Department of Corrections, Devin Blake, Peggy West-Schroder, Staffing Shortages

Scholarship Seeks to Bring ‘New Voices’ to Milwaukee’s Improv Scene

December 14, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Improv Comedy, Interchange Theater Co-op, New Voices Improv Comedy Scholarship

One Child, $463,000 Per Year: Ballooning Costs of Troubled Lincoln Hills Youth Prison

December 7, 2024

A budget request would nearly double incarceration costs in Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. Many say the funds would be better used to prevent crime. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch and Devin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Darrin Madison, Devin Blake, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Justice System, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mario Koran

This 100-Year-Old Organization Helps the Formerly Incarcerated Fight for Something Better

November 16, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Gilmore, Devin Blake, Dwayne Mack, Joshua Glover Residential Reentry Center, Offender Reentry, Prisoner Reentry, Wisconsin Community Services

What Does Marriage Look Like While Incarcerated?

October 26, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Incarceration, Jessica Christensen, Marraige, Marshall Jones

Judge Reaffirms Protections for Youths in State’s Juvenile Prison

October 12, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Devin Blake, Juvenile Detention Centers, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Youth Prisons

How the League of Women Voters Helps People with Criminal Records

September 14, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Incarcerated People, Incarceration, League of Women Voters, Voting

New Youth Prison for Milwaukee Boys is Progressing. But What Does That Mean for Milwaukee Girls?

August 17, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Justice System, Lincoln Hills School for Boys

Three Months Since Closing, SDC Still Owes Money

August 2, 2024

By Devin Blake and Edgar Mendez This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Edgar Mendez, Social Development Commission, Wage Leins

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