The hundreds of collateral consequences of low-level marijuana convictions include barriers to jobs, housing and financial aid.
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NNS Update: Residents rally behind program to ensure mothers have clean drinking water for their children
For two hours, residents shared emotional stories of their experiences with lead poisoning and their support for one potential solution: the Birthing Moms pilot program.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety
OPINION: Here’s how we can fix our budget crisis: Spend more on people, less on police budget
It’s time for the Common Council and the mayor to listen to the will of the people: Reduce the police budget and invest in meeting the needs of their constituents.
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NNS Spotlight: He once was a drug pusher. Now, he’s giving back to the community he once ‘tore down.’
Ken Ginlack once was a crack addict who sold drugs. Today he tries to sell his community on the benefits of using mental health and substance abuse services.
Posted inOpinion: Community Voices, Public Safety
OPINION: The Fire and Police Commission needs to scrutinize MPD’s use of confidential informants, coerced confessions and no-knock search warrants
The idea that it is OK for the police to lie to a person, or manipulate or coerce them, to get the testimony they want without honoring that person’s request to have a lawyer present is anathema to any sense of justice.
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‘It’s getting out of hand’: Teens, community leaders speak on violence in Milwaukee
Students and community leaders speak about gun violence and the toil it takes on the community.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Public Safety, Special Report
SPECIAL REPORT: A tale of two cities: How New York and Milwaukee approach juvenile justice
The closing of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons will affect the future of our state’s most vulnerable youths. Many leaders say New York is a model for how young people should be treated. We travel to the Big Apple to see if there are lessons we can learn for Milwaukee.
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‘Things are getting worse’: Drug overdose deaths continue to menace Milwaukee
If current trends continue, Milwaukee County could record 423 overdose deaths in 2019, its highest total in a decade.
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NNS Video: She was ‘not the one to take’: Remembering Quanita “Tay” Jackson
By all accounts, Quanita “Tay” Jackson was someone trying to make a difference. On Saturday, the 20-year-old helped organize a three-on-three basketball tournament that drew a large crowd to Moody Park for hoops, food and music. A day later, she was shot and killed near the park.
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Unrest in Sherman Park: Three years later: Have police-community relations improved?
Some say trust issues remain between police and Sherman Park residents, and nearly everyone agrees more can be done in the community.