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Wisconsin has 14th highest racial disparities in arrests, among 17 states where arrests for marijuana increased from 2010 to 2018
MADISON – A coalition of voting rights, civil rights, and other advocacy groups called for a series of changes to preserve voting rights and protect public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic.
MILWAUKEE – The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin filed a lawsuit in the Wisconsin Supreme Court today seeking the release of elderly and vulnerable people from state prisons in order to avoid a dangerous outbreak that would further strain the state’s health care capacity.
MILWAUKEE - Chris Ott, the executive director of the ACLU of Wisconsin, issued the following statement regarding today’s decision to delay in-person voting in the April 7th election:
MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin this week urged county sheriffs to help stop the spread of COVID-19 by declining to cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid the ongoing pandemic, calling on them in a letter not to honor voluntary federal detainer requests made by ICE.
MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin today denounced Sheboygan Sheriff Cory Roeseler’s decision to enter into a Warrant Service Officer (WSO) agreement with the Department of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).