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La Tonya Johnson: “In 2024, over 8,000 people were admitted to the Wisconsin…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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State of Black Wisconsin 2026

Published | Video Starts at 14:57

So we all know that our jails are at its limit. Combined probation and parole population in 2025 is approximately 63,400 people under supervision in the community. Now, In 2024, over 8,000 people were admitted to the Wisconsin prisons. About 60% of those admissions involved revocations and supervision rather than new convictions. Black residents in Wisconsin are incarcerated roughly 11 to 12 times the rate of white residents, one of the highest racial disparities in the nation. (14:57–15:11)

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