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Veterans Treatment Court is a place where some veterans who've gotten into legal trouble can focus on rehabilitation rather than punishment, and where the approach is tailored to vets.
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The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores the current state of Milwaukee County's criminal justice system as it recovers from the pandemic.
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Chrystul Kizer is charged with first degree intentional homicide for shooting the man who trafficked her when she was a child. The case is scheduled for motion hearings to determine pre-trial issues in late September.
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It's part of Marquette's growing prison education program, which for the first time is including jail guards in its class roster.
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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.