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.
Protecting Local Control: Lawmakers Harm Communities of Color
This report shines a light on the expansion of laws in Wisconsin that restrict—or ‘preempt’—the power of local elected officials and voters.
