During his testimony Halsted pressed the importance of hard evidence showing that increasing penalties will deter such acts. “I don’t see why somebody threatening my child should be charged with a lesser crime than someone who threatens a probation agent’s…
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Revoked: The process unpacked | Local News I Racine County Eye – Racine, Wisconsin
….If the Department believes there is reason to believe you violated the terms of your supervision, you will be placed in jail. From there, the Department may seek to revoke your supervision, which means that it is pursuing your removal…
The Wisconsin corrections system is at a tipping point, so now what? | Local News I Racine County Eye – Racine, Wisconsin
This is the first installment of a series – Crime rate didn’t cause a rise in the prison population, researchers say. Researchers from several studies indicate that the increased prison population is not the result of an increase in crime,…
Dispelling sex offender myths
While no issue has the potential to create more anxiety, it is important to note that the recidivism rate among these offenders is only 8.8% and that in a majority of the cases (86%- 94%) were committed by either family…
Senators say principals should have power to approve registered sex offenders access to schools – Casper, WY Oil City News
CASPER, Wyo. — House Bill 68 aims to require registered sex offenders to obtain permission from Wyoming school principals or vice principals before they Source: Senators say principals should have power to approve registered sex offenders access to schools –…
After He Found California’s Indefinite Detention of Sex Offenders Wasn’t Working, the State Shut Him Down and Destroyed His Research – Reason.com
Seven years after McCurdy was committed, his lawyer, Jim McEntee, was trying to persuade a judge that his client was a low risk to reoffend. If he failed, McCurdy would be confined at the hospital indefinitely. Fortunately, the lawyer had…
Harmony Town Board tables sex offender ordinance again | Government | gazettextra.com
A sex offender expert with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections on Monday discouraged the Harmony Town Board from passing an ordinance restricting where sex offenders could live in the town. Source: Harmony Town Board tables sex offender ordinance again |…
Wisconsin Came Close To Changing A Rule That Often Leaves People On Sex Offense Registries Homeless – The Appeal
Plotkin hesitates to call SB 60 reform. While it would do away with the state rule, it doesn’t touch the municipal distance restrictions like Waukesha’s that affect many of the 25,000 or so people on the state’s sex-offense registry. Source:…
Wisconsin Legislature – What is in both Houses?
There is always a large number of bills working their way through our Wisconsin government. When I go through the list, I see a lot of wasted time and tax dollars. So I did a little search through these using…
2019 Legislative Calendar
Source: 2019 Legislative Calendar This is a list for the whole country’s state legislative sessions. Wisconsin’s Full-time government will be in session from January 14th thru May 13th. The rest of the year you can find them in one of…