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LGBTQ+ People who Have Been Incarcerated Face Many Hurdles. Meet the People Helping Them
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Can formerly incarcerated people legally vote in Wisconsin? It depends.
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Biden-Harris Administration Expands Second Chance Opportunities for Formerly Incarcerated People
By Karen Stokes On Tuesday, during Second Chance Month, the Biden-Harris Administration granted pardons and sentence commutations to 78 Americans. Every year more than 600,000 people are … [Read more...]
‘It Has Been Set back Years Now’: Free Calls to Those Who Are Incarcerated Hits A Snag in Milwaukee County
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Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No State Has a Higher Rate.
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Prison Sentences Don’t Equal Death Sentences
Legislatively Speaking By Senator Lena C. Taylor Bill on COVID-19 Shortsighted I am going to say something that is likely unpopular, but here it goes. Incarcerated people are still people. … [Read more...]