Wisconsin Is Quietly Rewriting Who Gets a Second Chance — And Milwaukee Should Be Watching Closely
Gov. Tony Evers has revived a commutation process that sat dormant for two decades, reopening a path out of Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons that disproportionately affects Black Milwaukeeans — while the Legislature and this fall’s governor’s race will decide whether the door stays open.
Sixteen Years Old and Sentenced to Life: What Wisconsin’s Commutation Hearings Ask Us About Redemption
Two of the twelve people up for commutation hearings this month were sentenced to life at 16 and 17. Milwaukee’s reentry housing network is racing to make sure redemption has somewhere to land.
Twelve Names, One Board, and Wisconsin’s Quiet Test of Redemption
There’s a hearing happening in Madison on August 21 that most of the country will never hear about, and that’s exactly why UNJ is covering it. Wisconsin’s Commutation Advisory Board will convene to review twelve applications for commutation — a form of executive clemency that can shorten or modify a criminal sentence — with five […]
Wisconsin’s Prisons Are Nearing a Record High. Evers Just Reopened a Door That’s Been Sealed Since 2001.
Wisconsin’s prison population is approaching an all-time high while Gov. Evers restarts a commutation process frozen for 25 years. Marcus Hart on what that gap means for Milwaukee families, and what actual reentry investment would look like.