Milwaukee Jail and Prison Sentences Drop, Crime Up

This chart shows how #Milwaukee Co jail and prison sentences have dropped #breaking (WPF chart) pic.twitter.com/l1ZrcVWKZG

— Wisconsin Right Now (@wisconsin_now) August 12, 2023

People aren't going to jail in #Milwaukee Co anymore. Not surprisingly crime is up. “Local jail sentences fell from 2,661 in 2015 to 1,563 in 2019, but then dropped by more than 60% to just 603 in 2020; the 2022 total was 895, still well below pre-pandemic numbers.” (WPF…

— Wisconsin Right Now (@wisconsin_now) August 12, 2023

Worth repeating: Since DA John Chisholm joined an anti incarceration racial justice initiative, people aren't going to jail in #Milwaukee as much anymore. Yet crime is up.
“Local jail sentences fell from 2,661 in 2015 to 1,563 in 2019, but then dropped by more than 60% to just…

— Wisconsin Right Now (@wisconsin_now) August 12, 2023

The #Milwaukee Co court backlog has remained most severe for the most severe cases, felonies (WPF report) pic.twitter.com/gpH1khglzK

— Wisconsin Right Now (@wisconsin_now) August 12, 2023

Milwaukee is a mess.