ICYMI: Oneida Nation-owned business takes action to terminate contracts with ICE. Our #CriminalJusticeProject fellow Frank Zufall is on the story.
Oneida Nation LLC takes action to terminate contracts with ICE • Wisconsin Examiner
Oneida Engineering Science Construction Group (OESC) will terminate two contracts it has with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement
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January 9, 2026 at 4:45 PM
ICYMI: Oneida Nation-owned business takes action to terminate contracts with ICE. Our #CriminalJusticeProject fellow Frank Zufall is on the story.
‘I hadn’t seen a dog in nearly 20 years’: Wisconsinites in prison train puppies behind bars. Via @ajkennard.bsky.social of our #CriminalJusticeProject.
‘I hadn’t seen a dog in nearly 20 years’: Wisconsinites in prison train puppies behind bars • Wisconsin Examiner
Four Wisconsin prisons participate in a program that allows incarcerated dog trainers to help prepare puppies to be service animals
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April 10, 2026 at 4:45 PM
‘I hadn’t seen a dog in nearly 20 years’: Wisconsinites in prison train puppies behind bars. Via @ajkennard.bsky.social of our #CriminalJusticeProject.
Harvard scientist visits prison where he was once incarcerated, gives graduation speech. Via #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bksy.social.
Harvard scientist visits prison where he was once incarcerated, gives graduation speech • Wisconsin Examiner
A formerly incarcerated Harvard instructor was the keynote speaker at a Racine correctional institution high school graduation ceremony
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June 11, 2026 at 4:00 PM
Harvard scientist visits prison where he was once incarcerated, gives graduation speech. Via #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bksy.social.
Wisconsin tribes invest in surveillance technology. Frank Zufall reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject
Wisconsin tribes invest in surveillance technology • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin tribes are joining a push by law enforcement across the country to purchase more surveillance technology
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July 1, 2025 at 2:15 PM
Wisconsin tribes invest in surveillance technology. Frank Zufall reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject
ICYMI: Federal immigration officers arrest at least two workers in Ashland, Wisconsin. Frank Zufall, one of our #CriminalJusticeProject fellows, reports.
Federal immigration officers arrest at least two workers in Ashland, Wisconsin • Wisconsin Examiner
Federal U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested two individuals at the Chequamegon Family Restaurant (also known as the Ashland Family Restaurant) Monday, Dec. 15 in the city…
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December 23, 2025 at 6:30 PM
ICYMI: Federal immigration officers arrest at least two workers in Ashland, Wisconsin. Frank Zufall, one of our #CriminalJusticeProject fellows, reports.
Friday the new board Gov. Tony Evers established to consider commutations for incarcerated people will begin its work. Our #CriminalJusticeProject fellows Frank Zufall & @ajkennard.bsky.social look at the story behind one such application.
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After 31 years in prison for a crime committed at age 15, Wisconsin man seeks a commutation • Wisconsin Examiner
Maldonado will be one of 12 applicants considered by Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers’ Commutation Advisory Board Friday.
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August 20, 2026 at 2:30 PM
Friday the new board Gov. Tony Evers established to consider commutations for incarcerated people will begin its work. Our #CriminalJusticeProject fellows Frank Zufall & @ajkennard.bsky.social look at the story behind one such application.
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Advocates weigh in on upcoming review of prison code. Via our #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social
Advocates weigh in on upcoming review of prison code • Wisconsin Examiner
The public can weigh in on a Wisconsin Department of Corrections plan to update rules regarding resources available in state prisons.
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April 28, 2026 at 2:15 PM
Advocates weigh in on upcoming review of prison code. Via our #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social
Department of Corrections, contractor pursue reform; advocates want a bigger say @ ajkennard.bsky.social reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject buff.ly/9FMYZGV
Department of Corrections, contractor pursue reform; advocates want a bigger say • Wisconsin Examiner
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is in the process of applying recommendations for reform made by a private contractor
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July 7, 2026 at 1:50 PM
Department of Corrections, contractor pursue reform; advocates want a bigger say @ ajkennard.bsky.social reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject buff.ly/9FMYZGV
It's been nearly two years since a homeless woman died in Eau Claire County's jail. A Wisconsin DOJ investigative report on her death was completed in August. It still has not been released. Frank Zufall reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject.
Approaching the second anniversary of Eau Claire jail death, DOJ has not released report • Wisconsin Examiner
It has been more than a year since the death of Silver O. Jenkins in the Eau Claire County Jail. DOJ has yet to release a report.
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February 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
It's been nearly two years since a homeless woman died in Eau Claire County's jail. A Wisconsin DOJ investigative report on her death was completed in August. It still has not been released. Frank Zufall reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject.
ICYMI: From our #CriminalJusticeProject reporters, @isiahholmes.bsky.social & @ajkennard.bsky.social Oconomowoc police hold a private fundraiser for protective gear wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/22/o...
Oconomowoc police hold a private fundraiser for protective gear • Wisconsin Examiner
A closer look at a private fundraiser to upgrade the Oconomowoc PD's body armor earlier this summer, and how crime was framed to the public.
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September 24, 2025 at 2:14 PM
ICYMI: From our #CriminalJusticeProject reporters, @isiahholmes.bsky.social & @ajkennard.bsky.social Oconomowoc police hold a private fundraiser for protective gear wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/09/22/o...
Milwaukee PD seeks upgrades to phone tracking gear. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social & our #CriminalJusticeProject
Milwaukee PD seeks upgrades to phone tracking gear • Wisconsin Examiner
Milwaukee PD is upgrading phone tracking technology it uses, known as cell site simulators, more commonly called "Stingrays".
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September 29, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Milwaukee PD seeks upgrades to phone tracking gear. Via @isiahholmes.bsky.social & our #CriminalJusticeProject
Who were the first 12 people to seek a prison commutation through Wisconsin’s new commutation board? @ajkennard.bsky.social & Frank Zufall of our #CriminalJusticeProject offer sketches of their applications and the board's responses in a day-long hearing last week.
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Incarcerated people make their cases to Wisconsin's new commutation board • Wisconsin Examiner
Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers' Commutation Advisory Board heard from 12 people Friday in a first hearing to consider possible sentence reductions
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August 24, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Who were the first 12 people to seek a prison commutation through Wisconsin’s new commutation board? @ajkennard.bsky.social & Frank Zufall of our #CriminalJusticeProject offer sketches of their applications and the board's responses in a day-long hearing last week.
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Ruling against Act 10 on hold pending appeals process, but legislation's role in the Department of Corrections hiring crisis gives the case special relevance for prison workers. @ajkennard.bsky.social reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject.
What would it mean for state prisons if unions win the Act 10 legal fight? • Wisconsin Examiner
Conditions in Wisconsin prisons have worsened since 2011 and corrections officers blame Act 10; will overturning the law bring change?
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December 19, 2024 at 4:26 PM
Ruling against Act 10 on hold pending appeals process, but legislation's role in the Department of Corrections hiring crisis gives the case special relevance for prison workers. @ajkennard.bsky.social reports for our #CriminalJusticeProject.
#CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social intervies Palmyra police chief on plans for potential ICE partnership
Palmyra police chief describes plans for potential ICE partnership • Wisconsin Examiner
If approved the department would receive federal payments and officers would have limited authority to enforce immigration law on duty.
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September 29, 2025 at 4:30 PM
#CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social intervies Palmyra police chief on plans for potential ICE partnership
Teen seeks to move Lincoln Hills case to juvenile court. #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social has the story.
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Teen seeks to move Lincoln Hills case to juvenile court • Wisconsin Examiner
The teen charged in the death of a Lincoln Hills counselor is trying to get his case moved from adult to juvenile court
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May 6, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Teen seeks to move Lincoln Hills case to juvenile court. #CriminalJusticeProject fellow @ajkennard.bsky.social has the story.
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Reporter Andrew Kennard of our #CriminalJusticeProject looks at calls for an independent ombudsman to offer outside review of #Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
Department of Corrections, reform advocates pursue different methods for review of prison system • Wisconsin Examiner
Prison reform advocates are pushing for the creation of an independent watchdog called an ombudsman to monitor Wisconsin prisons.
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October 23, 2024 at 3:00 PM
Reporter Andrew Kennard of our #CriminalJusticeProject looks at calls for an independent ombudsman to offer outside review of #Wisconsin Department of Corrections.
From Frank Zufall of our #CriminalJusticeProject team, #WisconsinHumanities explores how incarcerated people have engaged with the arts and literature to express themselves and expand their identity beyond their criminal records.
‘Humanity Unlocked’ podcast explores impact of the humanities in prison • Wisconsin Examiner
A podcast series explores the transformative effects of the humanities on people who have been incarcerated in Wisconsin
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October 7, 2024 at 3:00 PM
From Frank Zufall of our #CriminalJusticeProject team, #WisconsinHumanities explores how incarcerated people have engaged with the arts and literature to express themselves and expand their identity beyond their criminal records.