Wisconsin Justice Initiative

We sum up the Court of Appeals decision affirming convictions of Kimberly Zapata, the former deputy director of Milwaukee's election commission who set in motion three fake absentee ballots in a quest to show faults in voting processes.

Court of Appeals upholds convictions of voting official who argued she was a private citizen whistleblower By Alexandria Staubach The Wisconsin Court of Appeals yesterday affirmed the conviction of Kimberly Zapata, the former deputy director of the City of Milwaukee Election Commission , who...

The Wisconsin Policy Forum took an in-depth look at data regarding Wisconsin's criminal justice system. We summarize some of the key points in this blog post.

New report assesses Wisconsin's criminal justice system, finds persistent troubling trends ​By Alexandria Staubach A recent Wisconsin Policy Forum report highlights problems in Wisconsin’s criminal justice system ranging from the state’s continued place as a national leader in the...