News & Commentary
Sep 23, 2019
ACLU Statement on Independent Consultant's Report on 2018 Stop & Frisk Settlement Agreement
On September 23, 2019, the first annual report of the Consultant in the case of Collins v. City of Milwaukee – the “Stop and Frisk”case – was released. The ACLU of Wisconsin had the following comment:
Aug 20, 2019
ACLU of Wisconsin Testifies Against Rules Endorsing the Suspension and Expulsion of Student Protesters
Aug 16, 2019
What happens in Eau Claire when you have brilliance, business, beer and the Bill of Rights on hand?
by Emilio De Torre, Director of Community Engagement, ACLU of Wisconsin
Jul 01, 2019
ACLU Statement on Lincoln Hills' monitor report
Today, the third report from the monitor appointed to oversee the settlement agreement at the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons was filed in federal court.
Apr 26, 2019
Waukesha County only county in Wisconsin whose deputies are being trained to partner with ICE
Waukesha County is the only county in Wisconsin whose deputies are being trained to partner with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). We have another chance to try to end that effort. The “287(g) agreement” between the Waukesha County Sheriff’s Department and ICE expires on June 30, 2019, unless both the Sheriff’s Department and ICE agree to extend it. The county should decline to renew that agreement.
Apr 18, 2019
What you need to know about the private ICE Detention Center that could be coming to New Richmond
What is being proposed?
Apr 08, 2019
ACLU of Wisconsin statement on transitions in Milwaukee Fire & Police Commission
The City of Milwaukee Fire and Police Commission (FPC) is undergoing a significant transition due to the recent announcements that FPC Chair Marisabel Cabrera and FPC Executive Director LaKeisha Butler are leaving their positions. Milwaukee’s elected officials will play a critical role in ensuring that the processes for selecting their replacements are transparent and include community involvement.
Apr 03, 2019
Join the ACLU of Wisconsin in person, or by submitting a video or written testimony directly to the Joint Finance Committees!
If we don’t demand a budget that reflects our values, then we won’t get one. We are at a turning point for Wisconsin, where we can finally divest from overspending on mass incarceration and invest in public benefits education, transit, and healthcare. The Public Hearings of the Joint Finance Committee on the 2019-2021 state budget will be held:
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