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.
The Reentry Program Working Better Than Government’s – And It Meets in a Sanctuary
A national network of Black churches is scaling its reentry ministry from 50 congregations to 250, betting that faith communities — not just government programs — are the missing infrastructure for people coming home from incarceration. Marcus Hart on why that bet is right.
The Conference Circuit Quietly Building What Black Men’s Mental Health Care Actually Needs
Every July, the culture runs its familiar cycle: a hashtag, a handful of op-eds, a wave of “Black men need to talk about their mental health” commentary, and then, by August, silence again until next year’s awareness push. I’ve written versions of that critique myself. But something different has been building this year that deserves […]
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.
Wisconsin Hasn’t Issued a Commutation in 25 Years. Evers Just Restarted the Machine — Here’s What Milwaukee Needs to Watch
Gov. Tony Evers restored Wisconsin’s commutation process for the first time in a quarter century, creating a new advisory board to review sentence reductions. Marcus Hart breaks down what it means for the thousands of Wisconsin families with someone still inside — and what could still go wrong.