Milwaukee County’s Brady list omits officers whose court testimony has been found not credible and who have cost taxpayers millions in misconduct lawsuits. By Ashley Luthern Milwaukee Journal Sentinel After two days of testimony about a traffic stop that ended in a drug arrest, a Milwaukee County judge had heard enough. “You can stop,” Judge […]
‘It shouldn’t be the Wild West’: Wisconsin Lacks Clear System for Tracking Police Caught Lying
Prosecutors across the country maintain ‘Brady lists’ of officers with a credibility problem. But there’s little guidance on maintaining the lists, which in Wisconsin contain at least 350 names. By Jacob Resneck Wisconsin Watch An Appleton police detective pleaded guilty to forging official signatures on search warrants used in a drug investigation. He was fined […]