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Wisconsin’s current probation and parole system keeps thousands of people cycling through a bureaucracy that destabilizes their lives and makes it more likely they’ll return to prison.

Some state legislators are trying to revive the "tough on crime" era in Wisconsin, hearkening back to the failed policies of the past.

Lawmakers should oppose the proposed anti-protest bill.

Senate Bill 151 would require local law enforcement to cooperate with ICE, sabotaging communities' efforts to create welcoming spaces.

Kristine de la Cruz and her children may never reclaim the sense of security they lost that day when Milwaukee police helped ICE tear their family apart. But together the people of Wisconsin can build stronger, safer communities and send a message that these dehumanizing practices must end.

A Lafayette County Resolution may punish elected officials for speaking freely. The County Board should reject it.

The ACLU of Wisconsin is urging the Menomonee Falls School Board to retire the Menomonee Falls High School mascot, asserting the use of Native American mascots perpetuates negative and damaging stereotypes about indigenous people.

The ACLU of Wisconsin released the following statement regarding a harmful anti-protest bill passed by the Wisconsin Legislature.

There is an opportunity to expand the scope and rebrand the law from an outdated, predominately cis, white movement to an all-inclusive agenda that better fits the legal challenges of current and future generations.