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Home » Press Releases » ACLU Wisconsin: Judge rules that Department of Corrections must provide relief, implement program that keeps incarcerated, justice-involved families together
MADISON—A Dane County Circuit Court judge today ruled that the state Department of Corrections (DOC) must immediately provide relief to mothers incarcerated or under community supervision eligible to participate in the Mother Young program, siding with the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin, with pro bono assistance from Quarles & Brady LLP. According to today’s ruling, eligibl...