Nearly 200 Wisconsin officers back on the job after being fired or forced out

Nearly 200 law enforcement officers currently employed in the state were fired from previous jobs in law enforcement, resigned in lieu of termination or quit before completion of an internal investigation, according to data from the Wisconsin Department of Justice obtained through an open records request. Continue reading Nearly 200 Wisconsin officers back on the job after being fired or forced out

The Badger Project Podcast: Police-related deaths, the”bad cop” registry & use of force

We recently did a story on policing in Wisconsin, focusing on the laws currently on the books and policies on things like cop-related deaths, a “bad cop” registry and use of force. Our managing editor Peter Cameron discusses that story and more in our first podcast.

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