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…
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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
Georgia Supreme Court rules against lifetime electronic monitors for sex offenders – JURIST – News – Legal News & Commentary
The court found that extending this monitoring indefinitely beyond the term of a sentence “authorizes a patently unreasonable search that runs afoul of the protections afforded by the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution.” There is a presumption that…
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…
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…
Wisconsin Legislature: SB68: Bill Text
Under current law, in order for an image or video to be child pornography, the child must be engaged in sexually explicit conduct. Under this bill, an image or video is child pornography if it depicts the child in a…
Wisconsin Assembly Bill 55 (AB55)
Analysis by the Legislative Reference Bureau 2017 Wisconsin Act 184 modified the procedure for determining the placement of a sexually violent person on supervised release. One change eliminated the ability of the court to choose a county other than the person’s county…
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…
Argument analysis: Court poised to rule for challenger in dispute over constitutionality of sex-offender law – SCOTUSblog
This morning the Supreme Court heard oral argument in a dispute over the constitutionality of a federal law that requires convicted sex offenders to return to prison for at least five years – and possibly for the rest of their…
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…