Julie Grace: Prison time without a crime

Rules of extended supervision, which are designed to govern the behavior of ex-offenders after their release, instead increase the likelihood that the individuals will return to prison. Wisconsin policy-makers should consider reasonable reforms from other states that have reduced the number of ex-offenders who end up reincarcerated.

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WED News Summary: Hagedorn, Neubauer clash in second debate; Wis. GOP gears up for 2020; Ryan joins Fox board

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers **************************************** Upcoming WisPolitics.com events in Wauwatosa, Madison and Milwaukee include: *A March 28 issues forum at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Wauwatosa. The event, on whether the Medicaid expansion is right for the state, features JIM JONES, the Medicaid director for Gov. TONY EVERS’ health

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Julie Grace: Prison time without a crime

Rules of extended supervision, which are designed to govern the behavior of ex-offenders after their release, instead increase the likelihood that the individuals will return to prison. Wisconsin policy-makers should consider reasonable reforms from other states that have reduced the number of ex-offenders who end up reincarcerated.

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WED AM Update: Meaney, Frostman confirmation hearings today; Water Quality Task Force to meet

Exclusively for WisPolitics Subscribers Advertisement The Madison Club From WisPolitics.com … — Tourism Secretary Sara Meaney and Department of Workforce Development head Caleb Frostman have their confirmation hearings scheduled for this afternoon. The two will appear before the Senate Local Government, Small Business, Tourism, and Workforce Committee. See the notice:

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Gov. Evers: Signs Executive Order #17 relating to the creation of the Governor’s Health Equity Council

MILWAUKEE — Following a tour of Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin’s Midtown Clinic in Milwaukee, Governor Tony Evers today signed Executive Order #17 establishing the Governor’s Health Equity Council. According to the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute’s 2016 Wisconsin Report Card, the state of Wisconsin has an overall health disparities grade

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