Black Men in Prison

A new Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’

Devah Pager died late last week. The Harvard University sociologist did groundbreaking work on the intersection of race, incarceration and employability.…

In an 8 month series, WUWM looked closely at the issues surrounding mass incarceration of African American men in Milwaukee. The problem affects the…

It’s been one year since WUWM began an in-depth series on the state's high rate of African American male incarceration.Wisconsin leads the nation, by…

A report last year by the American Civil Liberties Union tried to shed light on how the nation’s marijuana laws were being enforced differently, depending…

In their own ways, Milwaukee mothers Afriqah Imani and Barbara Robinson have both lost sons – Imani’s were killed by gunfire, and Robinson’s are serving…

In their own ways, Milwaukee mothers Afriqah Imani and Barbara Robinson have both lost sons – Imani’s were killed by gunfire, and Robinson’s are serving…

Tens of thousands of black men living in Milwaukee have criminal records. In many people’s eyes, the men’s records define them. We asked how they define…

Wisconsin’s prison population has swelled over the past four decades from 3,000 to well over 20,000.The state also now has the highest rate of black male…

A state Republican and a Democrat agree that Wisconsin's 'truth in sentencing' policy has produced unintended consequences and should be amended.The…