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The High Cost of Parental Incarceration on Children

Not only is the cost of incarcerating individuals in Wisconsin high (about $1.5 billion annually), but according to a new KIDS COUNT® policy report released today, approximately 88,000 children living in Wisconsin have experienced the separation of a parent who served time in jail or prison, of more than 5 million nationally. The...

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Introducing the Wisconsin Legislative Children’s Caucus!

This week, the Wisconsin legislature launched the Children’s Caucus Steering Committee, a bipartisan and bicameral caucus co-chaired by Senator Julie Lassa (D-Stevens Point) and Representative Joan Ballweg (R-Markesan). The goal of the caucus will be to research and advocate for promising, evidence-based public policy that will improve...

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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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