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Wisconsin Imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No State Has a Higher Rate.

October 22, 2021

By Clare Amari (Wisconsin Watch) Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Clare Amari, Incarcerated People, Mass Incarceration, Racial Disparities, Ramiah Whiteside, The Sentencing Project

SPECIAL REPORT: Mass Incarceration of Women and Minorities a New Crisis

May 10, 2019

By Stacy M. Brown NNPA Newswire Correspondent @StacyBrownMedia Although the number of people in prisons and jails in America has slightly declined, numbers released on Thursday, April 25, by … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Mass Incarceration, Stacy M. Brown

Report Finds ‘Unusually High Rates of Community Corrections Supervision and Reincarceration’ in Wisconsin

January 26, 2019

By Nyesha Stone We all know our state fails in lot of areas, and the ones we do succeed in aren’t usually ones worth bragging about. As the most segregated city in the country—according to a recent … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Mass Incarceration, Nyesha Stone

The Growing and Disproportionate Imprisonment of Black Women in America

December 8, 2018

By Stacy M. Brown, NNPA NewswireCorrespondent @StacyBrownMedia Missy Venable (not her real name) said she has trouble sleeping at night. It’s not the typical case of insomnia. It’s the … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: African American Women, Mass Incarceration, Stacy M. Brown

EXPO’s Mission to Slam Doors Shut on MSDF

May 27, 2017

By Dylan Deprey Though the grimacing clouds lingering over the Milwaukee County Courthouse were a clear indication of a rainstorm in the near hours, it had no effect on the few organizers … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Charles Hampton, Crimeless Revocation, Dylan Deprey, EX-Prisoners Organizing, James Wilbourn, Mark Rice, Mass Incarceration, Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility, MSDF, Protests

State Capitol Rotunda Turns Art Gallery for Formerly Incarcerated Artists

February 25, 2017

By Dylan Deprey Art can come from the deepest, darkest places: a break up, a death, a prison. While James Morgan spent his time in prison, he needed an escape, a way to express … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Alicia Christina, Art, Dylan Deprey, James Morgan, Ken Brown, Lena Taylor, Mass Incarceration, Reentering Citizens Beyond Bars Art Display

Revocations: When a Laptop Can Send You Back to Prison

December 10, 2016

By Dylan Deprey At 18-years-old Frank B. Davis changed his life forever. On March 17, 1988, Davis was charged with first-degree sexual assault, armed burglary and resisting arrest after … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Crimeless Revocation, Dylan Deprey, Frank Davis, Mark Rice, Mass Incarceration, Revocation

New Report Shows State and Local Government Spends More on Incarceration than Education

July 16, 2016

By Karen Stokes A new report from the U. S. Department of Education revealed that the majority of state and local governments are investing more money on prison than on education. The … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cost of Education vs Incarceration, John B. King Jr., Karen Stokes, Mass Incarceration, Milwaukee Public Schools, My Brother's Keeper, Valerie Jarrett

The Effects of Mass Incarceration in America is examined at College Forum

April 30, 2016

By Karen Stokes The United States incarcerates more people than any other country in the world. That includes Russia, China and Cuba. More African Americans are incarcerated in Wisconsin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Community Forums, Emilio De Torres, Karen Stokes, Margaret Rauschenberger, Mass Incarceration, Panel Discussions, Ron Johnson, Russell Brooker, Valeria Taylor

Chelsea Clinton Addresses Multiple Issues During Three-Stop Campaign Tour

March 25, 2016

By Dylan Deprey The young girl who grew up in the White House during the Clinton Administration stepped on stage as a grown woman and pregnant with her second child. Thunderous applause grew as … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Chelsea Clinton, Dylan Deprey, Mass Incarceration, Presidential Campaign, Student Loans, War on Drugs

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