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Wisconsin Prisons Hit Record Population (opens the original)
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Overcrowding strains staff and inmates, increases danger, forces cuts in programs. Waupun Correctional Institution is shown on Aug. 29, 2024, in Waupun, Wis. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) Wisconsin’s prison population hit a record high this week, a new milestone for a system that has for decades held thousands more people than it was designed for. According to figures released Friday, the state’s Department of Corrections held 23,854 people in custody. That’s 28 above the record set in 2019
Wisconsin to Hold Hearings on Commuting Sentences for Prisoners (opens the original)
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Poll shows majority in the state support clemency for some offenders. Taycheedah Correctional Institution, a maximum- and medium-security women’s prison, is seen on Aug. 29, 2024, in Fond du Lac, Wis. Natalie Murphy, who is currently incarcerated at the facility, is one of 12 people who will appear before the Commutation Advisory Board on Friday. (Joe Timmerman / Wisconsin Watch) A dozen incarcerated Wisconsinites will publicly make their case for clemency on Friday. Those individuals represent
The Corey Ruiz Shooting and Police Training (opens the original)
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UW Law School professor has interviewed police and studied police training videos. He sees a problem. A man crouches to light candles at a memorial site as mourners gather during a vigil at the site where Corey Ruiz was fatally shot by Madison police, July 22, 2026, in Madison, Wis. (Wes Hogg for Wisconsin Watch) When a Madison police officer fatally shot Corey Ruiz on July 22, his death sparked outrage — and questions. Among them: Why was Ruiz killed, and what kind of training or rules could ha
Can UW Health Apprenticeships Become a National Model? (opens the original)
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Program's leaders think so. Program started in 2018 has graduated 1,000 apprentices. Violet LaClair demonstrates her apprenticeship skills on a peer volunteer at UW Health on July 16, 2026, in Madison, Wis. LaClair started a medical assistant apprenticeship through UW Health after spending four years as a certified nursing assistant. (Narayan Mahon for Wisconsin Watch) Violet LaClair was ready to leave her job. As a certified nursing assistant at UW Health in Madison, she used the skills she dev
Student Loan Defaults Surge in Wisconsin, U.S. After Federal Reprieve Ends (opens the original)
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Over 1 in 7 state borrowers now in default, big increase since Trump ended SAVE repayment plan. A stack of money sits on top of a couple of student loan repayment plan applications on Dec. 31, 2025, in Milwaukee. (Jonathan Aguilar / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service / CatchLight Local) The number of Wisconsinites many months behind on student loan bills has risen by nearly 50% since last fall. That’s according to federal data analyzed by the Associated Press, which found that more than 108,000
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