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short-term sanctions
Coverage of short-term sanctions in the Nexus archive.
- Wisconsin isn’t doing enough to keep people in community corrections out of jail, advocates say
Wisconsin advocates argue the Department of Corrections is not adequately implementing a 2013 law (Act 196) requiring short-term sanctions for minor violations of community corrections terms to avoid jail. A new policy starting July 1 allows up to 90-day jail sentences for high-level violations, contradicting the law’s intent to minimize disruption to employment and family.