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NewsPrisoner Reduction SoughtByGilman HalstedMarch 16, 2004Download
A bill aimed at reducing Wisconsin’s prison population could come up for a vote today (Tue). It would allow county courts to sentence nonviolent drug offenders to treatment instead of
prison. Gil Halsted has more…
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