Sarah Lehr

Wisconsin lawmakers heard testimony this week on bills that aim to ensure incarcerated people have access to basic hygiene products. The proposals have hit pushback, however, from Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections and from county sheriffs, who have ra... See more

Gov. Tony Evers has appointed a new Milwaukee County judge to fill Hannah Dugan’s former role. Dugan handed in her immediate resignation on Saturday. That’s after she was convicted of a felony last month . A jury concluded Dugan tried to obstruct immigrat... See more

A Racine man has been sentenced to probation after threatening the chief justice of the Wisconsin Supreme Court. Ryan Thornton, 37, entered a plea deal after appearing in Dane County Circuit Court Monday. He pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of intimi... See more

In 2009, when he was 20 years old, Gabriel Lugo went to prison for first-degree reckless homicide. In 2023, a Milwaukee County judge vacated the conviction. The judge took that step after a key witness in Lugo’s initial trial recanted his testimony and an... See more

News - How much is wrongful incarceration worth? Bill would increase compensationA decades-old Wisconsin law caps compensation to a wrongfully imprisoned person at $25,000. That limit could increase under a bill with bipartisan support. - Rising dual enro... See more