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Probation

Apr 10, 2023

Wisconsin Probation program falls short on monitoring, audit finds

Faced with heavy workloads and short staffing, Wisconsin's probation and parole program has been falling short with checking in on offenders and offering them rehabilitation resources, according to a nonpartisan legislative audit published Friday.

Apr 20, 2015

ON THE DEFENSIVE: Wisconsin’s disastrous probation revocation system

By state law, probation must be the first consideration at sentencing. Because of this, and because many everyday crimes do not warrant incarceration, thousands of defendants are placed on probation every year in Wisconsin.

May 6, 2014

New probation program has one enrollee, and counting

Defense attorneys and judges foresee little problem with filling a new probation program launched in Milwaukee County, though questions remain about how it will compare to regular probation.

Feb 20, 2014

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.

Nov 27, 2012

Man convicted in child’s death gets probation

A Fond du Lac man convicted of causing injuries that led to the death of an 18-month-old girl may avoid prison.

Feb 14, 2012

Sentencing – probation — modification

2010AP772-CR State v. Dowdy

May 31, 2011

Judge: Addicts choosing jail over probation

FOND DU LAC, Wis. (AP) — A growing number of drug addicts in Fond du Lac County are opting for more jail time over efforts to help them get clean, according to Circuit Court Judge Peter Grimm. At issue is probation, in which a defendant can choose official monitoring over jail time, The Reporter in […]

Dec 21, 2010

2009AP3102 Szarkowitz v. Division of Hearings and Appeals

Probation Revocation Mark Szarkowitz, pro se, appeals from an order dismissing as untimely his petition for writ of certiorari. The petition challenged a decision sustaining the revocation of his probation. Szarkowitz argues we should construe a prior letter to the circuit court as a timely petition for certiorari. He also argues the time for filing […]

Oct 21, 2010

2010AP772-CR State v. Dowdy

Sentencing Probation; modification Circuit courts do not have authority to reduce a term of probation because of the defendant’s rehabilitation. “We do not decide today whether circuit courts possess inherent authority to reduce probation periods that have already been imposed that is comparable to the well-defined and limited inherent authority courts possess to reduce sentences. [&he[...]

Oct 21, 2010

2009AP2074 State ex rel. Campbell v. Schwarz

Criminal Procedure Probation; revocation; motions to reopen John Campbell appeals a certiorari decision affirming the administrative denial of his motion to reopen a probation revocation hearing based upon newly discovered evidence. For the reasons discussed below, we conclude that Campbell was entitled to have his revocation hearing reopened. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court’s order [...]

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