Wisconsin’s overburdened parole and probation systems send a needlesssly high number of people back to prison, often only for technical violations, costing state taxpayers millions of dollars each year, according to a report by the Justice Lab at Columbia University.
The report, released on Tuesday, will be discussed Wednesday at a 5 p.m. meeting at the Unitarian Universalist Congregation building, 421 S. Farwell St. The meeting is free and open to the public.