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Josh Kaul was invited to testify before the Committee on House Administration on voting rights on Thursday on the topic of Wisconsin’s experience with voter list purges.
“General Kaul,” as he was identified throughout the hearing, told the elections subcommittee about Wisconsin’s experiences with the Electronic Registration Information Center, Inc. (“ERIC”) movers lists, which were used to update voter registrations in 2017 and 2019. The first time Wisconsin relied on ERIC data, the state purged 340,000 voters. The purge of so-called movers caused problems during the 2018 spring primary election when roughly 9,000 people showed up to vote who had not in fact moved, but had been pu
Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions
May 7, 2021
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates.
The archdiocese alleges in the filing that the Department of Corrections adopted a policy in March 2020 banning volunteer visits. The policy has prevented clergy from the archdiocese from meeting in-person with inmates to provide spiritual guidance, communion and penance, violating a state law that grants clergy of all faiths weekly visits with prisoners and inmates constitutional right to freedom of religion.
Attorneys and DOC employees such as psychologists and social workers have been allowed to see inmates since March 2020 if the visitors follow health and safety protocols such as temperature checks, COVID-19 tests and masks, according to the lawsuit. But those protocols don t apply to clergy, the archdiocese c
Milwaukee Archdiocese sues Wisconsin over prisoner visit restrictions
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MADISON, Wis. - The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates.
The archdiocese alleges in the filing that the Department of Corrections adopted a policy in March 2020 banning volunteer visits. The policy has prevented clergy from the archdiocese from meeting in-person with inmates to provide spiritual guidance, communion and penance, violating a state law that grants clergy of all faiths weekly visits with prisoners and inmates constitutional right to freedom of religion.
Attorneys and DOC employees such as psychologists and social workers have been allowed to see inmates since March 2020 if the visitors follow health and safety protocols such as temperature checks, COVID-19 tests and masks, according to the lawsuit. But those protocols don t apply to clergy, the archdiocese contends.
Lawsuit demands DOC relax COVID-19 protocols so clergy can see prisoners WILL files suit on behalf of Archdiocese of Milwaukee Share Updated: 11:01 AM CDT May 7, 2021 WISN 12 News
The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. WILL files suit on behalf of Archdiocese of Milwaukee Share Updated: 11:01 AM CDT May 7, 2021 The Archdiocese of Milwaukee filed a lawsuit Friday demanding state corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit inmates. The archdiocese alleges in the filing that the Department of Corrections adopted a policy in March 2020 banning volunteer visits. The policy has prevented clergy from the archdiocese from meeting in-person with inmates to provide spiritual guidance, communion and penance, violating a state law that grants clergy of all faiths weekly visits with prisoners and inmates constitutional right to freedom of religion. Attorneys and DOC employees