Criminal Legal Reform

By fighting for transformational change to policing and prosecution, pretrial detention, the right to counsel, and probation and parole, we are working to reverse the tide of mass incarceration, advance constitutional rights, shift power to under-resourced communities, and elevate approaches to justice and safety that advance fundamental freedoms for all.

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Advocacy Groups Respond to new Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Monitor Report

Community-based alternatives to incarceration remain the best solutions, organizations say
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
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ACLU of Wisconsin Raises Alarm on ICE Detention By Wisconsin Counties

Our open records requests have revealed that Ozaukee, Brown, and Sauk county sheriffs have made recent deals with ICE to house and transport detained immigrants.
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ACLU of Wisconsin Files Brief in Case Advocating For the Rights of Students During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school. 
Issue Areas: Criminal Legal Reform
Court Case
Jul 09, 2025

KRC v. State: Miranda Rights During School Interrogations

We filed an amicus brief asking the Wisconsin Supreme Court to protect students' constitutional rights when police question them at school.
Court Case
Jun 06, 2025

Religious Freedom in Milwaukee County Jail and CRC

We sent an open records request concerning religious freedom in county jail facilities.
Court Case
Dec 13, 2024

Rule Petition 24-05: Public Interest Legal Services Fund

Court Case
Oct 07, 2024

Rule Petition 24-02: Interpreters in Municipal Court Proceedings

We filed comments with the Wisconsin Supreme Court supporting a proposed new rule which would require that interpreters be provided to non-English speakers in all municipal court proceedings.