WI: Juvenile Justice
Report Debunks Claims of Increase in Juvenile Crime Rates
From Fox News to The New York Times, media coverage over the past few years has sounded the alarm about a purported increase in violent crime among …
Closure of Controversial WI Youth Prisons on Horizon
Wisconsin legislators passed a bipartisan agreement this month to build a replacement for the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prison…
Making the Holiday Season Brighter for Foster Kids Entering Adulthood
MILWAUKEE - With the holidays here, Wisconsin foster families and other mentors are encouraged to maintain close connections with older teens no …
Report Prompts New Calls for WI to 'Raise the Age' for Criminal Responsibility
MADISON, Wis. -- In Wisconsin, if a 17-year-old is arrested, they're automatically treated as an adult defendant. There's been a push to "Raise the …
WI Lawmakers Take Up Police Reforms
MADISON, Wis. -- The Wisconsin Senate is expected to consider a handful of police reform measures today. Lawmakers say they're including many …
Pandemic Pushes Juvenile Justice Reform into Spotlight
MILWAUKEE, Wis. -- Juvenile justice reform advocates say a downward trend in detention populations during the pandemic could pave the way for …
Legal Help for Wisconsin’s Dreamers
MADISON, Wis. – About 7,600 young immigrants living in Wisconsin are DACA participants, who were children when they arrived in the U.S…
Wisconsin Child Advocate Calls Solitary Confinement Counterproductive
MADISON, Wis. – Wisconsin is one of few states that still allows children in state juvenile-corrections facilities to be put into solitary …
Youth Prison Report: Shut Every One Down
MADISON, Wis. – A new report from The Annie E. Casey Foundation pulls together evidence of the ineffectiveness of youth correctional facilities…
Lessons for WI Juvenile Justice from "Making a Murderer" Case?
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. - The Netflix documentary series "Making a Murderer" drew national attention to the 2005 murder of Teresa Halbach. Steven Avery was …
Helping Children Who Have Parent in Prison
MADISON, Wis. – A report just released by the Annie E. Casey Foundation shows more than 5 million children in the United States have a parent …
Analyst: Wisconsin Spends More on Corrections Than Education
MADISON, Wis. - A new analysis from the Wisconsin Budget Project suggests the state is spending too much on corrections, which is a drag on the …