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The Truth about Juvenile False Confessions

The recent Netflix documentary Making a Murderer unleashed a wave of scrutiny over procedures in the criminal justice system, including investigation and interrogation practices. In that vein, we posted a few weeks ago discussing what Making a Murderer shows about juvenile confessions—that false confessions by youth can be fairly easily...

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Have you heard about The Big Share?

If you follow us on social media or subscribe to our emails, you may have heard a little something about The Big Share. The Big Share, scheduled for March 1, 2016, is a day of online giving that will help raise funds for the Wisconsin Council on Children and Families and 70 other non-profits in the state of Wisconsin. Hosted by...

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Future Trouble in River City! (Flint, Michigan that is)

Although many thought that lead poisoning has been largely abated over the last decade, the Flint water crisis has reminded the country that lead poisoning is a real threat for many children and families. You can check out a January WCCF post on the health concerns that remain.  It’s well established that lead exposure is damaging to...

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Insurance Marketplace Enrollment is Strong, as Deadline Approaches

With about two weeks to go until the end of the 2016 open enrollment period, Wisconsin was on target to sign up substantially more people in the federal health insurance Marketplace than a year ago.  The most recent Marketplace enrollment report from the federal Dept. of Health and Human Services (HHS), with data on sign-ups through...

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