On Monday evening, a coalition of carceral reform groups are holding a candlelight vigil outside the Governor’s Mansion. Their goal is to draw attention to the rapid spread of COVID-19 in the state’s prisons and to remember the nineteen incarcerated Wisconsinites who have died of COVID-19. For more, WORT Producer Jonah Chester spoke with David […]
Activists Demand Evers Release Incarcerated Citizens in Light of COVID...
Today, members of several decarceral groups held an action outside the Governor’s Mansion in the Village of Maple Bluff. They’ve been doing so on a regular basis for more than a month, urging Governor Tony Evers to take action to curb the spread of COVID-19 in Wisconsin prisons, or even acknowledge the situation. “When I […]
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 […]
Prisons, voting rights, COVID in WI prisons
Regular guest host Jerome Dillard talks with Peggy West, ExPO Campaign Coordinator, and David Liners, WISDOM State Director, about voting: for incarcerated individuals, Wisconsin voter disenfranchisement while in the community, the fact that the 14th amendment doesn’t limit felons from voting, Jim Crow tactics in Wisconsin national and local elections. Also timely, issues surrounding COVID […]
State Prisons, County Jails Prepare for COVID-19
In order to slow the spread of COVID-19, gatherings of ten people or more in confined spaces are forbidden in Wisconsin. But, that ban doesn’t apply to state prisons. David Liners is the state director of WISDOM, a coalition of groups that advocate for criminal justice reform. Liners says COVID-19 could spread rapidly throughout Wisconsin’s […]
WISDOM: Criminial justice reform and more…
Jerome Dillard talks with David Liners, State Director of WISDOM, and Ramiah Whiteside, community organizer for that organization. WISDOM is a multi-faith organization which works on immigrant rights, criminal justice reform, and promoting public transportation, and support of incarcerated people. Today they talk about prison gerrymandering, closing the Green Bay Correctional Institute, and a support […]
