2+ day, 3+ hour ago   (956+ words) Although the Milwaukee Police Department halted its use of facial recognition technology in February, there are still cases being prosecuted in Milwaukee County in which the technology was used at some point in the investigation. This means concerns about the…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (614+ words) As Wisconsin’s prison population hits record highs, Republican gubernatorial candidate and U.S. Rep. Tom Tiffany said he is open to expanding and building prison capacity to address the rising number of people behind bars without releasing those in custody. An…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (1629+ words) A University of Wisconsin-Madison police officer received a letter of reprimand last summer after a student journalist alerted UWPD about allegations of the officer’s inappropriate conduct with sorority and fraternity members. A follow-up Wisconsin Watch investigation has found UWPD interviewed…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago   (881+ words) Wisconsin’s prison population hit a record high this week, a new milestone for a system that has for decades held thousands more people than it was designed for. According to figures released Friday, the state’s Department of Corrections held 23,854 people…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (868+ words) Local jail reform advocates say they have serious concerns about the death of a 45-year-old man in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail on Aug. 18. Many of their concerns are not new. “It’s a very painful sort of flashback of…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (404+ words) After reading Wisconsin Watch’s preview about the upcoming commutation hearings — and learning that people convicted of serious crimes, including murder, are among the first cases to be heard — I find it mind-boggling. I understand that Gov. Tony Evers’ executive order…...

3+ week, 6+ day ago   (682+ words) A dozen incarcerated Wisconsinites will publicly make their case for clemency on Friday. Those individuals represent a fraction of the people who’ve applied for commutations since Gov. Tony Evers reopened the process in April, marking the first opportunity in 25 years…...