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Devin Blake
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Some students ask for compromise over police in schools
Some students seek to have school resource officers stationed somewhere discreetly on campuses but away from classrooms and buildings.
Posted inCriminal justice, Education
New crime reporting rules threaten MPS resources, school officials warn
Some members of the Milwaukee Board of School Directors say new crime reporting requirements are not feasible and will significantly increase costs.
Posted inCommunity, News
The SDC has not paid its former employees. Now they seek answers.
Former Social Development Commission workers are struggling to make ends meet after being abruptly let go.
Posted inCriminal justice
How ‘The Autobiography of Malcolm X’ changed the life of this incarcerated man
Victor Thomas is able to apply many of the lessons from Malcolm X’s groundbreaking autobiography to his life and incarceration.
Posted inCommunity
4 takeaways from Thursday’s SDC Board of Commissioners meeting
The Social Development Commission’s Board of Commissioners did not offer updates on the agency’s programs or payments to employees at their Thursday meeting.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
‘Sometimes it seems unreal’: Milwaukee man votes for the first time after prison
After being incarcerated for 20 years, Andron Lane was able to vote for the first time. It was something he thought he would never do.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Incarcerated people tell us what they want to see in a new head of Wisconsin’s prison system
Kevin Carr retired as the secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections on March 8. People who are incarcerated tell NNS what the next leader should focus on.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
How Home to Stay gives those who have been incarcerated support to restart their lives
Organizers of Home to Stay bring service providers together under one roof to make services easier to access for people who are returning to the community from incarceration.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Education
Some students say ‘no’ to putting police officers back in MPS schools
The Milwaukee Police Department’s presence in Milwaukee Public Schools ended after successful efforts in 2016 and 2020. A new law requires them back in schools, but some students disagree.