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…
Category: Probation/Parole
Federal Lawsuit Against State DOC Alleges Due Process, Civil Rights Violations in Lifetime GPS Monitoring | Madison365
A Chicago law firm has filed a federal class action lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections alleging civil rights violations concerning the use of GPS monitoring for sex offenders — many of whom have completed their sentences and are…
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
How should Manitoba deal with its worst juvenile offenders? The answer may lie in Wisconsin | CBC News
It’s operated in a correctional facility, but run by the staff of an adolescent psychiatric unit. As well, she said, “therapeutic treatment is highly individualized, tailored to the youth” and based on their specific needs. It’s a treatment process Van…
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…
Mistaken GPS alert leads to former alderman’s arrest for probation violation | Local News | kenoshanews.com
There are many things that can be said about this article. The one I’d like all to take away from it is that, someone was forced to wear a device that after they obtained permission and was told that their…