Those in Wisconsin’s legal community who oppose truth-in-sentencing understand their chances for overturning, or at least toning down, the law depend on how well they play the long game.

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A 7th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision released this week highlights the frustration some judges have with mandatory minimum sentences, as attorneys say a judge's decision to give a lower-than-mandated sentence was illegal.

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More than half of all black men in Milwaukee County have spent time in prison, according to a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee study.

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2009AP1505-CR State v. Thompson

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Due Process Mandatory minimum sentences The State appeals an order granting Thompson a new trial after a jury found him guilty of one count of first-degree sexual assault of a child under the age of thirteen. The circuit court concluded ...

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