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Dane County Board Moves to Reform Criminal Justice System

October 27, 2016

Groundbreaking effort will use data to seek better outcomes The Dane County Board has launched a pilot project to apply a data-driven assessment to reduce costly jailing of low-risk offenders. Slated to begin in 2017, the project will allow for a Public Safety Assessment (PSA) at initial court appearances to help determine flight risk or […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Arnold Foundation, Criminal Justice Reform, Dane County Board of Supervisors, Public Safety Assessment

Dane County Board Takes Steps For Jail Safety

October 15, 2016

Plan will update City-County Building to protect inmates, staff Acknowledging it’s only a stopgap measure, the Dane County Board has approved spending up to $4.4 million for badly needed safety improvements at its aging downtown jail facility. The plan, which was OK’d by the full board at its meeting Thursday night, is meant to address […]

Popular Interests In This Article: City-County Building Jail, Dane County Board of Supervisors, Dave Mahoney, Jail Safety

County Approves Purchase of Property for Day Resource Center

November 13, 2015

The Dane County Board of Supervisors approved the purchase of a property for use as a daytime shelter and resource center for the homeless in the 1300 block of East Washington Avenue. By a 30-4 vote, the County Board approved spending $1.4 million to buy properties at 1314, 1316, 1318 and 1326 East Washington Avenue […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Dane County Board of Supervisors, Daytime Shelter, Homelessness, Resource Center

‘Race to Equity’ Report Offers Blueprint for Achieving Racial Justice in Dane County

September 5, 2015

by Brianna Rae A four-year comprehensive plan to increase racial equity in the county will be presented to the Dane County Board of Supervisors later this week. It is the culmination of a six-month process that assessed the current state of racial equity in Dane County internal government operations, programs, and policies. “This is a […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Brianna Rae, Dane County Board of Supervisors, Race to Equity, Race to Equity Report, Sharon Corrigan, Social Justice



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