• Home
  • News
    • Politics / Govt
    • Legislature
    • Crime / Courts
    • Health / Medicine
    • Archives
  • Sports
    • Badgers
    • Packers
      • Titletown Report
    • Brewers
  • Contact Us
    • Reporters
  • Affiliates
    • Affiliate Support

Wisconsin Radio Network

Wisconsin News and Sports

You are here: Home / Politics / Govt / Sentencing disparities have racial tinge

Sentencing disparities have racial tinge

August 21, 2007 By WRN Contributor

A study finds racial disparities in Wisconsin criminal sentences. Kristi Waits is executive director of the Wisconsin Sentencing Commission . Analysis of three years of sentencing data finds some racial disparities, not in length of terms, but in whether or not prison time was served behind bars, what's known as the "in/out" decision. The amount of racial disparity in sentencing increased as the severity of the crimes decreased. Waits says more data will be needed. The sentencing commission is slated to sunset at the end of this year, although Governor Doyle's budget has proposed a Bureau of Criminal Justice Research to continue compiling findings. Waits says the legislature needs to look at this study, because changes are needed in the way the state sentences some criminals.

AUDIO: Bob Hague reports (:60 MP3)

Share this:

  • Facebook
  • Twitter

Filed Under: Politics / Govt



Featured Stories

Big Ten Men’s & Women’s basketball Tournaments to Allow Limited Fan Attendance

Brewers to open season with fans

Report: Former Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to sign with Brewers

Seven Badgers honored by the WCHA

Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

TwitterFacebook

Sports Headlines

Big Ten Men’s & Women’s basketball Tournaments to Allow Limited Fan Attendance

Brewers to open season with fans

Report: Former Red Sox outfielder Jackie Bradley Jr. to sign with Brewers

Seven Badgers honored by the WCHA

Panthers rally to upset Wright State in Horizon League quarterfinals

More Sports

Tweets by @WRN

Get our news delivered to your inbox:

Enter your email address:

Delivered by FeedBurner

Copyright © 2021 · Learfield News & Ag, LLC