When Mental Health Problems Become Criminal
Recently, the leaders of the criminal justice system in La Crosse County got together to discuss the impact of untreated mental health on the local court system. Startled by the fact that 40 percent...
View ArticleNew Report Highlights Wisconsin’s Unsuccessful Community Supervision
Recently, a new report was released by Columbia University’s Justice Lab that examines how Wisconsin’s approach to community supervision is different from other states—with the result being a more...
View ArticleSecond Chances in Minnesota
Recently, I had the privilege of travelling to the Minnesota Correctional Facility at Shakopee. The facility is the only prison in Minnesota used for women. Located a little bit outside of the Twin...
View ArticleCommunity Supervision in Wisconsin
Right on Crime Wisconsin State Director, Thomas Lyons, discusses the current state of community corrections in Wisconsin. While the use of community supervision is a positive criminal justice tactic,...
View ArticleCommunity Supervision in Wisconsin
Tom Lyons, Right on Crime’s state director for Wisconsin, provides a policy brief of the state’s community supervision apparatus and discusses some of its challenges – including the higher-than-average...
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