WORT 89.9FM Madison · Free the 350’s Liam Manjon on their upcoming Non-Fungible Token Art Auction on Mother’s Day Free the 350’s Liam Manjon talks with Friday Buzz host Jonathan Zarov to talk about the 350’s upcoming Non-Fungible Token art auction on Mother’s Day to raise money to help black mothers in the Dane County […]
Wisconsin’s prisons approaching 7,500 COVID-19 cases
Nearly 7,500 people in Wisconsin’s prisons have tested positive with COVID-19 since the pandemic began. According to the state Department of Corrections, there are more than 1,800 active cases and ten people have died from the virus. Locally, the Dane County Jail, which is administered by the Sheriff’s office, reported nearly forty positive cases in […]
Dane County Board Passes Criminal Justice Reform Package
Last Thursday, the Dane County Board of Supervisors passed a large criminal justice reform package intended to address racial disparities in policing and incarceration. While local officials say the package is an important first step in bringing concrete change, some Madison residents criticized the package for not going far enough. The Dane County Board of […]
County delays development of new jail facility
[Editor’s Note: After this story aired, a member of the County’s Public Protection and Judiciary Committee reached out to clarify that, while budgeting issues are at play, the committee’s vote to postpone the jail project was in order to revisit and plan social and racial justice reforms associated with the project.] Last week, Dane County […]
Do We Need a Pandemic to Empty the Jail?
Back in March of 2020, the Dane County Jail had a problem. The coronavirus pandemic had spread to the Madison area, and Public Health authorities had issued orders seeking to minimize crowds and gatherings of people, particularly in confined spaces to minimize transmission of the virus. The jail population at the time sat at 772 […]
Downtown protests sparked by arrest of Black Lives Matter organizer
Yesterday’s arrest of 28-year-old Yeshua Musa instigated a night of turbulent protest. After Musa’s arrest, a group of about 300 protesters marched through downtown, in a demonstration that lasted from Tuesday afternoon into the early hours of Wednesday morning. Protesters are demanding Musa’s release from the Dane County Jail, where he has been booked on […]
