Press Release
Milwaukee County Awarded Additional $1.34 Million by MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge to Rethink Local Justice System
New Funding Will Support Initiatives Aimed at Preventing Unnecessary Jail Use and Advancing Racial Equity
MILWAUKEE – February 9, 2021 – By way of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council (CJC), Milwaukee County is the recipient of a $1.34 million grant by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation to continue building on efforts to rethink the local criminal justice system, prevent unnecessary jail use, and eliminate racial inequities. The grant brings the Foundation’s total investment in Milwaukee County to $5.64 million to date, and is part of the Safety and Justice Challenge, a $246 million national initiative to reduce over-incarceration and advance racial equity in local criminal justice systems by changing the way America thinks about and uses jails.