A local leader in the campaign to reduce the use of solitary confinement in Wisconsin prisons said recently that its opponents must work together to hold the state Department of Corrections accountable for how it treats prisoners – “the people in their care.” Sarah Ferber, the Chippewa Valley organizer for JONAH/EXPO, added that “the use of solitary confinement […]
Feb. 27 community forum to focus on impact of mass incarcerations and possible alternatives
Accounts of how mass incarceration has affected individuals, their families and their communities will be a major focus at a Feb. 27 community forum at First Congregational Church, 310 Broadway St., in Eau Claire. The free program will run from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. and will include refreshments. Doors will open at 5 p.m. The […]
JONAH program Nov. 14 to focus on effects of mass incarceration
A recently-released documentary, “Milwaukee 53206: A Community Serves Time,” will be shown at 6:30 p.m. next Monday (Nov, 14) at the L.E. Phillips Memorial Public Library. The hour-long documentary explores social issues that have helped to produce the highest incarceration rate in that Milwaukee area of any zip code in the United States. It tells the […]
ACLU agenda includes police misconduct, mass incarceration and civil asset forfeiture
By David Gordon For the Chippewa Valley Post Civil asset forfeiture laws and the challenges facing ex-prisoners as they try to re-enter the larger society were both on Chris Ahmuty’s agenda during his visit to Eau Claire last week. Ahmuty, executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) of Wisconsin, was part of a […]