A unique camp offers welcoming space for Wisconsin prisoners to spend time with their children, but stigma and other barriers limit its reach.
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Posted inCriminal justice
North Side man hopes his journey of healing will uplift others
Andron Lane writes about his past abuse, addiction and incarceration in a new book. His goal is to help others heal.
Posted inCriminal justice, Education
Milwaukee program prepares first cohort of women for successful reentry
Building a Path to Success, a workshop of My Way Out, gives participants skills to help them thrive upon release. The program recently graduated its first cohort of women.
Posted inCommunity, Public Safety
Advocates worry proposal to change Wisconsin’s cash bail system will penalize the poor
Will a proposal to change the cash bail system penalize the poor? Some advocates say so, but others argue doing nothing about the current system would be a mistake.
Posted inCommunity, Northwest, Public Safety
Hurdles remain before a new youth correctional facility can be built on Northwest Side
As work continues to ease concerns and gain support from residents and others in the area, several other hurdles remain before ground can be broken on a new youth correctional facility on the Northwest Side..
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods, Public Safety
Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate.
A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’
Posted inCommunity, Neighborhoods
‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate
Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced.
Posted inNeighborhoods, Special Report
SPECIAL REPORT: A tale of two cities: New York providers credit ‘aftercare’ for helping youths transition home
Although they already face obstacles, the real challenge for young people in New York’s youth justice system comes when they return home. Leaders say “aftercare’ helps ensure their success.
Posted inHealth and Wellness, Neighborhoods, News, Special Report
SPECIAL REPORT: A tale of two cities: New York juvenile justice program stresses ‘safety by relationships’
Advocates say the key to New York’s Close to Home initiative involves a shift from the traditional idea of “corrections” for young people.
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.