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Francesca Hong: “It costs more than that to incarcerate one person in the…”

Featuring: Francesca Hong, Democratic | Wisconsin State Assembly, District 76

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Published June 30, 2026 | Video Starts at 46:18

We have to fight for reform. You mentioned before that, you know, child care costs have now exceeded a year of tuition for UW Madison. Well, It costs more than that to incarcerate one person in the state of Wisconsin. And Wisconsin incarcerates black men at a disproportionately high rate, higher than most states across the country. So this is not working. (46:18–46:24)

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Asserts that incarcerating one person in Wisconsin costs more than a year of tuition at UW Madison.

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