Many organizations in southeastern Wisconsin help those who have been incarcerated get back on the right path once they have been released. For white residents, slightly more than 400. For Hispanic residents, it's more than 600. For every 100,000 Native American residents, more than 2,600 are incarcerated. For every 100,000 Black residents in Wisconsin, more than 4,000 are incarcerated. Overall, people of color - particularly Blacks - are vastly overrepresented, reported the Prison Policy Initiative.
Please support in-depth local reporting by subscribing at /deal. This special report is possible thanks to the Wellpoint Care Network, the O'Brien Fellowship program at Marquette University's Diederich College of Communication and Milwaukee Journal Sentinel subscribers. Its rate of incarcerating 663 people per 100,000 is five times higher than the United Kingdom, six times higher than Canada, and seven times higher than France, Belgium and Italy. The United States has the highest incarceration rate in the world - both per capita and by volume - and Wisconsin locks up a higher percentage of its population than almost any democracy on the planet.Īt any one time, according to the Prison Policy Initiative, roughly 41,000 people from Wisconsin are behind bars. The Sisters Program is designed to help women engaged in street prostitution begin a journey toward a healthier, safer life.ĭAY 1: THE MARLIN DIXON STORY | DAY 2: CULTIVATING LEADERSHIP | DAY 3: AGAINST ALL ODDS Donna Hietpas comforts one of the women attending a Sisters Program group session at the Benedict Center at Reformation Lutheran Church.
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