Wisconsin locks up too many people when better options exist. The untold human cost and fiscal expense of this will eat at the civic soul and vitality of our community if left unchecked.
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Wisconsin Crime & Justice
Defending People in the Heartland of America
Craig Mastantuono
The Next 3,000: Baron Walker's Path Home
The road to release from Wisconsin prison for Baron Walker was an 18-month legal effort. Mr. Walker is one of 3,000 parole-eligible people who face a system that is not inclined to release them. How did Mr. Walker make it out, and what is the structure of our laws governing incarceration in Wisconsin?