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Apr 8, 2014

Claims Board awards inmates for erroneous jail time (UPDATE)

The Wisconsin Claims Board has awarded $7,600 to a Lake Mills man who was mistakenly held in prison for more than a year after his sentence was supposed to end.

Apr 1, 2014

Senate approves bill limiting DNA collection

A more limited bill dealing with when DNA samples are collected from people under arrest has been passed by the Wisconsin state Senate.

Mar 21, 2014

Assembly votes to limit DNA collection

DNA would be collected only from people arrested for violent felonies like rape and assault under a bill that has passed the state Assembly.

Mar 13, 2014

Much work undone as Legislature nears end

As the Legislature nears the end of its work for the year, numerous bills remain in limbo or unlikely to pass.

Mar 11, 2014

Senate votes to change DNA law

The Wisconsin state Senate has voted to change a state law that requires police to collect DNA from people arrested for felonies.

Dec 18, 2013

AG says he’s not positioned for higher office

Wisconsin Attorney General J.B. Van Hollen said he doesn't plan on running for higher office or joining a private law firm after he leaves office at the end of next year.

Dec 2, 2013

Wisconsin serial killer dies in South Dakota (UPDATE)

A man suspected of killing seven women in Milwaukee over a 21-year-period has died in South Dakota, where he was serving a life prison sentence.

Gabriel Campos
Nov 19, 2013

40 years parole eligibility in woman’s homicide

A 22-year-old Marshfield man convicted of killing the mother of his child has been sentenced to life in prison with the possibility of parole in 40 years.

Oct 21, 2013

The price of wrongful incarceration

Annette Bruner’s son meant much more to her than $25,000.

Oct 21, 2013

Editorial: Making up for lost time

When justly convicted Wisconsin inmates are released, they walk out of prison armed with a written plan for re-entering society and the phone number of at least one state employee who will guide them through the transition.

Oct 4, 2013

State justices asked to review case that could affect DNA testing standard

The state Court of Appeals is seeking Wisconsin Supreme Court review of a case involving DNA evidence that could clear a man who was sentenced to prison in 2000.

Sep 30, 2013

Lawmakers want to boost wrongful conviction compensation (UPDATE)

Wisconsin lawmakers are working on a pair of bipartisan bills that would boost compensation for a man who spent more than two decades behind bars for a homicide he didn't commit as well as for all wrongful convictions.

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