Milwaukee Police Department

Metal Detectors in High School
Alfonso Serrano  Apr 12, 2018 12:31PM EDT

REPORT: Milwaukee School Discipline Guidelines Disproportionately Target Black and Latinx Students

A new study from The Center for Popular Democracy and Leaders Igniting Transformation says the millions the Milwaukee Police Department spends in schools props up the school to prison pipeline.
Black man with orange prison outfit against brown background
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 22, 2017 11:50AM EDT

Former Milwaukee Cop Acquitted for Killing Sylville Smith

Dominique Heaggan-Brown was fired for still-pending sexual assault charges.
Black man in orange plaid shirt and brown pants next to White man in green pants and brown jacket and sweater next to Black woman in black dress next to Black man in red plaid shirt and grey jeans in front red, blue and purple background
Sameer Rao  Mar 15, 2017 1:58PM EDT

Dontre Hamilton's Family Fights for Justice in 'The Blood is at the Doorstep'

The new documentary follows the Hamilton family’s demands for accountability after a White Milwaukee police officer killed Dontre in 2014. Family members joined director Erik Ljung for a Q&A after the film’s second South by Southwest screening.