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MADISON - The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center today called for the closure of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, a state-operated youth detention facility, after a new monitor report showed that many conditions are getting worse at the facilities,
MILWAUKEE — In a joint letter sent today to Department of Homeland Security Secretary nominee Alejando Mayorkas, local civil rights, faith, and community advocacy groups urged him to prioritize ending Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) collaboration pr
MILWAUKEE -- The ACLU of Wisconsin, and 18 other organizations, sent a letter to Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes today, asking him to address the pandemic inside Wisconsin prisons, and calling on him to push Gov.
KENOSHA - Following the leadership of the Blake family and organizers on the ground in Kenosha, including Leaders of Kenosha, Kenosha Accountability Coalition, United As 1, United Black Men and Women, Black Underground Recycling, Education Youth, All of Us or N
KENOSHA - The ACLU of Wisconsin today released a statement after Kenosha District Attorney Michael Graveley announced that Kenosha Police Department Officer Rusten Sheskey will not be charged for the shooting Jacob Blake in the back seven times, which paralyzed
KENOSHA - The ACLU of Wisconsin submitted testimony today to the Kenosha Common Council, objecting to the implementation of city-wide curfews, and other measures to restrict free speech, in anticipation of the charging decision in the Jacob Blake case.