This is a 2008 WCCF publication outlining why 17 year olds should not be charged as adults, including a review of some of the collateral consequences of youth getting an adult arrest and/or court record. Although the numbers have changed, the basic content of this report informs our on-going efforts to raise the age of adult court jurisdiction to age 18.
Doing the Right Thing, Punished Anyway: The IRS Puts Immigrants at Risk
A Guest Post by Lark Pinney Everyone in Wisconsin, regardless of where they were born, deserves to be able to work and pay taxes without fear of repercussions. Yet in April, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) announced it will share migrants’ data with Immigration and...
