Members of a Wisconsin Legislative Council Study Committee on reducing recidivism and barriers to employment for formerly-incarcerated people have proposed several minor reforms to Wisconsin’s penal system. While EXPO (EX-Prisoners Organizing), WISDOM, and MOSES believe that these proposals are important first steps in changing the system, we believe that much greater change is needed.
At this forum, we will look at some of the ways Wisconsin could remove barriers to successful reentry and help our state catch up with the many states that have already made significant improvements to their systems. We will examine several important measures that would strengthen our communities and keep thousands of people out of state prisons every year.
We will have a panel discussion regarding the need to eliminate crimeless revocations, expand the transitional jobs program, ban the box statewide, and expand eligibility for expungements. Jean Feraca, a 27-year veteran of public talk radio and active member of the Prison Ministry Project, will moderate the panel discussion.
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