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…
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Do you know what is moving its way through our Wisconsin legislature that may or may not end up on the Governor desk? What I have found over the years is that people are unaware of how much our Wisconsin…
Newsmakers: Dept. of Corrections Sec. Kevin Carr – WisconsinEye
On March 4, 2019, WisconsinEye Senior Producer Steve Walters interviewed the new Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr in the WisconsinEye Studios in Madison, WI. Source: Newsmakers: Dept. of Corrections Sec. Kevin Carr – WisconsinEye
Assembly panel to take input on criminal record expungement (UPDATE) – Wisconsin Law Journal – WI Legal News & Resources
Among the bills up for consideration by the Assembly Committee on Criminal Justice and Public Safety is Assembly Bill 33, which would make a series of changes to Wisconsin’s expungement law. The proposal, for instance, would remove rules that limit expungement…
Supreme Court Limits Police Powers to Seize Private Property – The New York Times
The practice, known as civil forfeiture, is a popular way to raise revenue and is easily abused, and it has been the subject of widespread criticism across the political spectrum. The court’s decision will open the door to new legal…
Walker Administration Puts 181 Men on GPS, Charges Them $200 a Month, But Doesn’t Seem to be Monitoring Them | Madison365
Cook said the Department of Corrections asked Attorney General Brad Schimel to specify for the Department what “multiple convictions” means. Schimel, in a letter dated October 2017, said that multiple convictions would be anyone with more than one count of…
Wisconsin Lawmakers Resurrect Expungement Bill | Wisconsin News | US News
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of lawmakers is trying again to pass legislation that would allow convicts to ask judges to expunge their records. Source: Wisconsin Lawmakers Resurrect Expungement Bill | Wisconsin News | US News