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Assembly OKs parolee sanctions bill
The Wisconsin Assembly has approved a bill that would create a formal system of short-term sanctions for convicts who violate parole or probation.
Money, new positions at prison system approved
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will receive more than $5 million over the next two years to spend on information technology and creating a new office of special investigations.
Man sues Wisconsin over miscalculated sentence
A Wisconsin man who says he stayed in prison more than a year longer than he should have is suing state corrections officials.
Wis. lawmakers try again on drunken driving laws
Two Republican legislators are gearing up for another try at toughening the notoriously weak drunken driving laws in Wisconsin, where pounding booze is hard-wired into the culture - and drunken driving kills scores every year.
Walker looks at ways to improve criminal justice system
Gov. Scott Walker on Monday signed Executive Order No. 62, creating the Criminal Justice Coordinating Council. The 20-member council will study ways to improve criminal justice policy, operations and outcome and increase public safety, according to a news release.
Waste panel identifies millions in savings
By TODD RICHMOND Associated Press MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin could save at least $266 million a year by clamping down on fraud in public assistance programs, tweaking overtime policies and implementing efficiency ideas state agencies have been developing, according to a report the governor’s waste and fraud commission released Tuesday. The panel found a […]
Senate committee passes GPS tracking measure
Judges in Wisconsin might soon be required to consider GPS tracking of individuals who violate restraining orders related to abuse or harassment cases. The Senate Committee on Judiciary, Utilities, Commerce and Government Operations voted 5-0 to pass the measure Tuesday that would require courts to consider placing GPS tracking devices on restraining order offenders. The […]
Fragmented sentence: Attorneys debate early release laws
A state budget provision that would alter and eliminate early release options for inmates could prompt criminal defense attorneys to take more cases to trial. Gov. Scott Walker’s 2011-13 state budget proposal strengthens the truth-in-sentencing laws passed more than a decade ago in Wisconsin by modifying or removing early release for many inmates. Specifically, Walker […]
Girl admits to milk slaying, charged as a juvenile
By DINESH RAMDE Associated Press MILWAUKEE (AP) — A Milwaukee girl accused of stabbing and killing her step-grandfather at age 13 for pouring her milk down the drain admitted to the charge Tuesday, offering the juvenile equivalent of a guilty plea and receiving a sentence of at least one year of detention. The girl, now […]
Half of missing DNA samples collected in Wisconsin
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has collected about half of the nearly 18,000 DNA samples missing from the state’s databank. The department’s data shows about 9,300 offenders still owe a DNA sample. About 95 percent of those offenders have completed their sentences. The databank was found to be incomplete in September […]
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