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Mark Rice calls for independent oversight of Wisconsin prisons

October 24, 2024

An article from the Wisconsin Examiner highlights efforts of advocates to push for more expansive reform of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections to address inhumane prison conditions and deaths in the correctional system.

Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017), Wisconsin transformational justice campaign coordinator for the advocacy coalition WISDOM, called for community oversight of Wisconsin prisons and emphasized that those who are currently incarcerated, formerly incarcerated or have loved ones in prison should be involved in the process.

“We can’t really trust the Department of Corrections to move this forward by themselves…We’ve seen that over and over again, that that’s not a model that’s working — the current one.”

Read the full article from Wisconsin Examiner.

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