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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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 […]
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 […]
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[...]
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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