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What Wisconsin’s Public Defender Shortage Means for People Accused of Crimes

May 23, 2022
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Our legal system has features in place designed to ensure that everyone who is accused of a crime gets a fair chance to have their voice heard and fight the charges in court with the assistance of a qualified attorney….

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The Debate Over No-Knock Warrants in Wisconsin

February 25, 2022
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States throughout the country are considering revising laws regarding no-knock warrants in response to public outrage after the Breonna Taylor case. The case brought national attention to these legal tools after enforcement officers shot and killed a 26-year-old woman in…

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Should Wisconsin Introduce Stricter Bail Laws?

January 28, 2022
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Two high-profile cases have led Wisconsin lawmakers to reconsider the state’s bail laws. The first involves the tragic Christmas Parade accident in Waukesha on November 21. In that case a driver allegedly took a plow through the parade crowd, killing…

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What Is the Safer Wisconsin Plan?

November 16, 2021
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You may have heard about Safer Wisconsin and that it has something to do with law enforcement, but you might not have gotten the details yet. Basically, Safer Wisconsin is a package of proposed criminal justice reforms that mix treatment…

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What Does the Milwaukee Police Department’s Fusion Center Do?

April 1, 2021
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Americans deserve to know what their police departments are up to. In Wisconsin, rumors about intelligence gathering operations known as “fusion centers” have raised concerns among civil liberty advocates. What are fusion centers? What has the Milwaukee fusion center been…

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