*RENTAL ASSISTANCE IS AVAILABLE* TO APPLY FOR RENTAL ASSISTANCE in the Milwaukee area, contact either Community Advocates at renthelp@communityadvocates.net or (414) 270-4646 Social Development Commission rental assistance page: https://www.cr-sdc.org/services/residential-services/mera […]
City of Milwaukee Settlement Agreement Crime and Justice Institute Reports. Charles Collins, et al. v. the City of Milwaukee, et al. lawsuit. (https://www.aclu.org/legal-document/settlement-agreement-executed-parties) The FPC is uploading the MPD data required by the Settlement Agreement here: https://data.milwaukee.gov/organization/fire-and-police-commission Crime and Justice Institute visits FPC March 27, 2019 (video) http://milwaukee.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?view_id=2&clip_id=1936 First Annual Report September 2019 https://city.milwaukee.gov/ImageLibrary/Groups/cityFPC/Reports/Crime-and-Justice-Institute/CJIAnnualReport2019CityofMilwaukeeSettlementAgreement.pdf Semiannual Analysis […]
[Released 08/29/19] County Executive Chris Abele The County Executive Chris Abele has been the first government leader to respond to the NAACP’S request to meet with us and discuss the critical situation that African Americans face as it relates to being unable to find meaningful jobs that will keep them out of prison. Also with […]
So the news of a multi-million dollar grant award designed to address a striking racial infant mortality disparity should have been a cause for celebration. But controversy has arisen because a partnership known as the Milwaukee African American Perinatal Health Collaborative (MAAPHC), submitted a competing bid and lost, despite scoring highly. […]
Clarence Nicholas, President The Milwaukee Black Membership Organizations GOTV Collaborative Collective Core Issues 1. Education Work to stop the school-to-prison pipeline. There are disciplinary processes but the actions are not equivalent to the city ordinances or state statutes. The current civil rights investigations are regarding MPS for the higher rates of suspensions towards African-American children. […]
Madison — Three more Lincoln Hills School employees were put on paid leave this week amid a probe into allegations of prisoner abuse, child neglect, sexual assault and other potential crimes at the state’s secure facility for young offenders. Three others who were earlier put on paid leave quit this week. One of them, Timothy […]