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In Wisconsin, turning 17 comes with a legal consequence that surprises many families: a 17-year-old charged with a crime is automatically treated as an adult. That means regardless of the offense, 17-year-olds will be exposed to adult court and adult sentencing. In Wisconsin, juvenile court jurisdiction generally applies to conduct that occurs before a person turns 17. Many years ago, legislators adopted a more punitive, “tough on crime” approach and intentionally placed 17-y

In Wisconsin, over 6,500 children are currently in out-of-home care. Over a thousand are awaiting adoptive families. Wisconsin's foster...

I listened to a really interesting podcast yesterday ( https://imprintnews.org/podcast ) highlighting a big problem in the child welfare...