Wisconsin Watch
From the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism
We found 1 episode of Wisconsin Watch with the tag “racial disparities”.
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Wisconsin imprisons 1 in 36 Black adults. No state has a higher rate
November 11th, 2021 | 12 mins 54 secs
incarceration, justice, news, prisoners, racial disparities, wisconsin
Wisconsin has the shameful distinction of locking up 1 in every 36 Black adults in the state, the highest rate in the country. A Sentencing Project report confirms the state’s deep racial disparities in incarceration, which one advocate calls ‘a slap in the face.’