School Superintendent On Act 10, Prison Sentences And Wisconsin, Untested Rape Kits

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In continuation of this week’s “Act 10, Three Years In” series a school superintendent shares how the law has affected his district so far. Then Veronica Rueckert and Rob Ferrett hear about a backlog of rape kits and ask how Attorney General Eric Holder’s request for reduced sentences for low-level drug offenders will affect Wisconsin.

Featured in this Show

  • Act 10, Three Years In: An Administrator Appreciates The Law

    On the fourth day of our series on Act 10, three years in, the superintendent of the West Bend school district explains how this controversial law has helped his school district cut costs and move more cash into classrooms.

  • Effect Of Reduced Sentences For Low-Level Drug Offenders In Wisconsin

    U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder announced Thursday that he will request reduced sentences for low-level drug offenders – the majority of drug offenses in the U.S.. The director of Milwaukee’s Benedict Center, which seeks alternatives to incarceration such as treatment, discusses how this will affect Wisconsin.

  • National Backlog Of Untested Rape Kits

    There are what may be hundreds of thousands of untested rape kits nationwide, making the identification of some rapists difficult to impossible. Our guest today looks at new efforts to end the backlog and get the rape kits processed.

Episode Credits

  • Rob Ferrett Host
  • Veronica Rueckert Host
  • Amanda Magnus Producer
  • Galen Druke Producer
  • Ted Neitzke Guest
  • Jeanne Geraci Guest
  • Sarah Tofte Guest