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 […]
Downtown resurgence will force nonprofit to vacate space because rental costs will jump
Not everyone is thrilled with the downtown resurgence that’s being sparked by the Confluence Project. For at least one downtown nonprofit organization, the general optimism about increased demand for downtown rental space translates into being priced out of the rental quarters it has occupied for 12 years. It’s clearly an unintended consequence of the arts […]