Green Bay brothers exonerated for 1987 homicide seek $2 million in compensation for wrongful convictions
Robert and David Bintz were convicted of homicide in 2000 but exonerated in 2024 when DNA evidence pointed to a new suspect.
Stateville inmates with violent records wound up in medium-security prisons
When the state of Illinois shut down the century-old, maximum-security prison last year, nearly four of every five inmates ended up being sent to less-secure sites, The Associated Press found.
Providing services to released inmates cuts recidivism and boosts life prospects | Opinion
Each year, about 2,475 prisoners return to Milwaukee County. This raises a critical question: Who do we want these ...
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Inmates with violent records from shuttered prison are being sent to medium-security sites
Among the approximately 400 inmates transferred when Illinois' decrepit Stateville prison closed over the summer, 278 were ...
10 Wisconsin movies & series to stream, from ‘Public Enemies’ to ‘Laverne & Shirley’
Plot: Comedy/Indie film. A stand-up comedy veteran hits the road to a small Wisconsin town to try to impress a "Tonight Show" ...
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Wisconsin’s ‘point in time’ homeless count: Who gets counted, who doesn’t?
PIT counts conducted by volunteers don't accurately capture the homeless population in Wisconsin, especially in rural areas.