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More than half of the criminal cases in Milwaukee County never make it to a trial, instead they end in a plea deal. An expert explains what plea deals are, how they work and what's the impact.
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel crime reporter Ashley Luthern joins Lake Effect's Audrey Nowakowski to explain what parole is, how it works, and what a governor can and cannot do when it comes to releasing people on parole under Wisconsin's truth in sentencing system.
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As election day approaches, Wisconsinites are constantly seeing political attack ads. The topic of cash bail has been coming up in a lot of those ads — particularly in the U.S. Senate race. But what does cash bail actually mean?
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Months after a Waukesha County Judge denied Darrell Brooks’ request to bring in outside jurors, a jury of 16 white people were selected Tuesday.
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A local defense attorney says the opening statement may be challenging for defendant Darrell Brooks.
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Judge Jennifer Dorow says Darrell Brooks has been too disruptive to be in trial courtroom.
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In between Wisconsin legislative sessions, study committees take on tough issues and then propose legislation. One committee is looking at job access for those being released from prison.
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A sex trafficking victim accused of killing a man who allegedly trafficked her can argue at trial that she was justified in killing him, Wisconsin’s Supreme Court ruled Wednesday in a decision that could help define the limits of legal immunity for trafficking victims nationwide.
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The man charged with killing seven people at an Independence Day parade confessed to police that he unleashed a hail of bullets from a rooftop in Highland Park, Illinois and then fled to the Madison area, where he contemplated shooting up an event there.
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Darrell Brooks has switched his plea from not guilty to not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect.