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Wisconsin Republicans are pushing to amend the state constitution to make it harder for criminal defendants to get out on bail. They are hoping to capitalize on the public anger over a driver who was out on bail when authorities say he plowed into a Christmas parade near Milwaukeel, killing six people and injuring many others. The state Assembly’s judiciary committee scheduled a public hearing on the amendment for Wednesday. Republicans have focused much of their anger over the Waukesha parade...

The fate of Wisconsin's bail system continues to hang in the balance in the halls of government, as calls for a stricter system mount.

Clare Amari Wisconsin Watch Darrell E. Brooks had been out of jail for just five days when he allegedly plowed a red Ford Escape into a Christmas parade in Waukesha in November, killing six people and injuring dozens more. A series of mix-ups led Brooks, 39, to be released from jail on Nov. 16 on an unusually low cash bail after a case in which he allegedly used the same SUV to run over a woman after battering her. As a prosecutor prepared to recommend bail, she lacked access to the results of...

By Clare Amari, Wisconsin Watch   Darrell E. Brooks had been out of jail for just five days when he allegedly plowed a red Ford Escape into a Christmas parade ...

An off-duty Milwaukee police detective was shot in the Historic Third Ward on Thursday. Two lawmakers said it highlights the need for bail reform.

A hearing on legalizing fentanyl testing strips led to an emotional conversation that brought people together across the aisle.

Both political parties agree on this one - bail reform is needed in Wisconsin. The move comes because Darrell ...

Sen. Wanggaard says his proposal would remove the requirement for prosecutors and judges to hold an evidence hearing within 10 days of the suspect being detained in order to hold them without bail ahead of trial.

More than a dozen Republican legislators are now calling on Milwaukee DA John Chisholm to be removed from office due to the Waukesha tragedy.

Calls for more punitive bail and incarceration policies following the Waukesha tragedy is causing concern among lawyers and legal experts.