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Devin Blake
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How Event Series Helps Residents Re-Entering Society After Incarceration
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Editor’s note: A previous version…
Psychiatric Hospital That Serves Milwaukee County Residents has Corrected Safety Flaws, State Says
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Granite Hills Hospital, the private…
UWM Program Trains Nurses to Care for Victims of Sexual Violence
Victims of sexual violence are being connected to culturally competent care through a program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
MATC Welding Program Teaches Incarcerated Students How to Learn-and-Earn
MATC’s Second Chance Pell Grant program provides federal funding for students who are incarcerated.
Milwaukee More Dangerous for Women of Color, New Data Shows
Milwaukee is a more dangerous place than it was four years ago. Especially for women of color.
JusticePoint offers incarceration alternatives in Milwaukee. Two judges tried to cancel its contract.
Municipal Court officials refuse to comment on efforts to cancel JusticePoint’s contract without lining up an alternative provider. A legal ruling allows the services to continue — for now. This…
‘Nobody Would Rent to Me’: The Scramble to Find Housing for Those Who’ve Been Incarcerated
This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit milwaukeenns.org. Over and over again, people…
How the Benedict Center Helps Women who Have Been Incarcerated
The state Department of Public Instruction says it has no legal authority to force private taxpayer-funded schools to accommodate students with disabilities This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood…
Safety Concerns Mount at Psychiatric Hospital Contracted to Serve Milwaukee County Residents
Family members and mental health advocates have expressed concern about the safety of patients at Granite Hills the psychiatric hospital.
We Spent a Below-Freezing Night With Officials Counting Those Who are Homeless. Here’s What We Saw.
It was the night of the annual Point-in-Time Count, a night where people experiencing homelessness are counted.