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Misframing decisions about the County jail does the public a disservice
Dismantling is difficult. Making the same mistakes is easy.
Public health, public safety, and the people caught in the coils
What’s in Dane County’s 2022 budget for care and incarceration.
When it comes to cash bail, Dane County has too many blind spots
A deeper look at who gets stuck in jail pre-trial and how we got here.
Demanding the bare minimum on COVID in Wisconsin’s prisons
A sustained protest outside the Governor's Mansion calls out the state's failure to protect incarcerated people during the pandemic.
Ignore the people, build the jail
Dane County Supervisors dodged a vote on Resolution 145, revealing a disdain for the public and democracy itself.
The Dane County Sheriff is shaming people for posting bail
In a disturbing press release, the Sheriff attacks Black citizens and the Free the 350 Bail Fund for exercising their legal rights.
The pandemic has Dane County Jail inmates terrified
Incarcerated people and their families report hellish conditions as the virus spreads in the downtown Madison lockup.
Podcast: Bail and the bigger picture in Dane County
A conversation with Jessica Williams of the Free The 350 Bail Fund.
Misframing decisions about the County jail does the public a disservice
Dismantling is difficult. Making the same mistakes is easy.
Public health, public safety, and the people caught in the coils
What’s in Dane County’s 2022 budget for care and incarceration.
When it comes to cash bail, Dane County has too many blind spots
A deeper look at who gets stuck in jail pre-trial and how we got here.
Demanding the bare minimum on COVID in Wisconsin’s prisons
A sustained protest outside the Governor's Mansion calls out the state's failure to protect incarcerated people during the pandemic.
Ignore the people, build the jail
Dane County Supervisors dodged a vote on Resolution 145, revealing a disdain for the public and democracy itself.
The Dane County Sheriff is shaming people for posting bail
In a disturbing press release, the Sheriff attacks Black citizens and the Free the 350 Bail Fund for exercising their legal rights.
The pandemic has Dane County Jail inmates terrified
Incarcerated people and their families report hellish conditions as the virus spreads in the downtown Madison lockup.
Podcast: Bail and the bigger picture in Dane County
A conversation with Jessica Williams of the Free The 350 Bail Fund.