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Here’s why Some in Milwaukee Say We Can’t Afford to Lose Emily Sterk

June 28, 2025

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It’s tempting to begin a story about Emily Sterk with an anecdote about her advocacy around mass incarceration. Or with her reflections on how her privilege plays […]

Popular Interests In This Article: American Council of Learned Societies, Devin Blake, Emily Sterk, Milwaukee Turners

MPD Pushes for More Facial Recognition Technology as a Federal Report Shows Persistent Bias

June 21, 2025

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. As the Milwaukee Police Department moves to expand its use of facial recognition technology, a June report from the federal government finds this technology continues to disproportionately […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Facial Recognition Technology, Milwaukee Equal Rights Commission, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Turners

Lawmakers Seek to Expand Alternatives to Incarceration for People with Mental Illness

June 21, 2025

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. As Wisconsin’s prison population climbs toward pre-pandemic levels, Senate Bill 153 seeks to expand alternatives to incarceration. Wisconsin’s Treatment Alternatives and Diversion program was established in 2005 […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Diversion and Deferred Prosecution Agreements, Incarceration Alternatives, Jail Alternatives, Mental Illness, Senate Bill 153, Substance Abuse

Police Officers are Now in MPS. Here’s What You Need to Know

March 22, 2025

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Twenty-five police officers were assigned to 11 MPS schools on Monday, city officials said. This fulfills the requirements of both Wisconsin Act 12 and the orders of […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Resource Officers

Four Takeaways From the City’s Meeting About an ICE Facility on Northwest Side

February 8, 2025

The public got to hear details this week about a potential U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE, facility on the Northwest Side.

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, ICE Facilities, JoCasta Zamarripa, US Immigration and Customs Enforcement

Milwaukee is Losing a Generation of Black Men to Drug Crisis

February 1, 2025

Older Black men account for a growing share of Milwaukee drug deaths as fentanyl creeps into cocaine supplies, catching a generation unaware. By Edgar Mendez and Devin Blake Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service In many ways, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar’s life story involved redemption. A victim of abuse who was exposed to alcohol and drugs while growing up […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Desilynn Smith, Devin Blake, Drug Addiction, Edgar Mendez, Fentanyl, Hamid Abd-Al-Jabbar, Narcan, Overdose Deaths, Serenity Inns

Staff Shortages Create Less Support for People After Incarceration

December 21, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Vacancies for community corrections staff in Milwaukee County, including probation and parole officers, have nearly tripled since before the pandemic, Wisconsin Department of Corrections data shows. Some […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Building a Path to Success Program, Department of Corrections, Devin Blake, Peggy West-Schroder, Staffing Shortages

One Child, $463,000 Per Year: Ballooning Costs of Troubled Lincoln Hills Youth Prison

December 7, 2024

A budget request would nearly double incarceration costs in Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. Many say the funds would be better used to prevent crime. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch and Devin Blake Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service Wisconsin budgets nearly $463,000 a year to incarcerate each child at the state’s beleaguered juvenile prison complex in the […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Darrin Madison, Devin Blake, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Justice System, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mario Koran

What Does Marriage Look Like While Incarcerated?

October 26, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Marshall Jones and his wife, Jessica, have an expression they use when worries about the future threaten to overwhelm them. “Here is holy,” they tell each other. […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Incarceration, Jessica Christensen, Marraige, Marshall Jones

Some Students Ask for Compromise Over Police in Schools

June 1, 2024

By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. It’s been nearly six months since police officers were supposed to be stationed at Milwaukee Public Schools campuses under a new state law. While local and state […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Devin Blake, Milwaukee Police Department, Milwaukee Public Schools, School Resource Officers

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