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Since the beginning of 2015, police in Wisconsin have killed 30 people, according to one media database. In Madison, Neenah, Eau Claire, Wausau, East Troy, Wauwatosa and Milwaukee, officers have used their power to its ultimate extent.

The ACLU of Wisconsin sent the below comments to Attorney General Lynch, Deputy Attorney General Yates, and Assistant Attorney General Mason regarding the Proposed Implementation of Deaths In Custody Reporting Act (DICRA):

Twenty-eight community organizations signed on to the following letter to Common Council President Ashanti Hamilton, Public Safety Committee Chair Donovan, and the rest of Milwaukee's Common Council, expressing serious problems with the recently released draft “Public Safety Action Plan.”

In response the Wisconsin Department of Justice declaring they will not release video footage of this weekend’s officer-involved fatal shooting, the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin again called for transparency in the investigation of the underlying incident.  ACLU Executive Director Chris Ahmuty wrote the following letter to Attorney General Brad Schimel:  

Appeared in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.

News reports indicate that correctional officers, rather than nurses or other medical staff, have been distributing prescription medications to the children housed at most of the housing units at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lakes schools, resulting in frequent and harmful medication errors.

Statement from Chris Ahmuty, ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director:  

The Police Accountability Workgroup sent the following letter to Mayor Barrett, and copied the Common Council and Fire and Police Commission Board of Directors:

Statement from Chris Ahmuty, ACLU of Wisconsin Executive Director: