Milwaukee County’s goal is to enrich your life by providing essential services that meet your needs and those of your family, neighbors, co-workers and friends.
We enhance the quality of life in Milwaukee County through great public service.
Milwaukee County is home to over 950,000 people living in one of 19 communities, which range in size from the City of Milwaukee, with 595,000 residents, to the Village of River Hills, with roughly 1,600 residents.
Still a manufacturing stronghold, the region features 16 Fortune 1000 companies and thousands of others in the financial services, medical device, hospitality and retailing industries.
Find information about things to do and happenings in Milwaukee County.
'All hands on deck': First of five new courts to deal with Milwaukee criminal case backlog expected to open in summer | April 28, 2022
MPD underlines importance of community partners in stemming gun violence | October 27, 2021
Covid Was Supposed to Cut Jail Time. Not for Those Awaiting Trial. | April 29, 2021
Milwaukee County Awarded New Funding from MacArthur Foundation to Rethink Local Justice System | February 9, 2021
Inmate populations drop during pandemic, but what comes next? | March 25, 2021
Report: Black Wisconsinites 4.3 Times More Likely To Be Convicted For Possession Of Marijuana | March 22, 2021
State of the County: Crowley Touches on COVID-19, Racial Equity | February 24, 2021
2020 Newsletters - February | October
New dashboards aim to help provide data that can be used to curb violent crime in Milwaukee County | October 28, 2020
CJC to co-host Impacted Communities Criminal Justice Roundtable Discussion with JustLeadership USA |October 6, 2020
Racial injustice in the justice system? Two judges make that case during Ripon College webinar | September 23, 2020
Advocate Aurora Health receives MacArthur Foundation funding to launch clinical care model for formerly incarcerated patients | September 10, 2020
Many Reentry Programs for Wisconsin Inmates on Hold from COVID-19 | May 29, 2020
National Publicity Makes It Even More Important to Increase Transparency in Milwaukee | April 17, 2020
Milwaukee County’s Criminal Justice Leadership Respond Collaboratively to COVID-19 Crisis | April 6, 2020
National Criminal Justice Resources re: COVID-19 - Justice Management Institute, National Association of Counties, National League of Cities, National Institute of Corrections, Prison Policy Initiative, more to come...
How to Make Courthouse Walls 'More Porous' | February 25, 2020
In Milwaukee, 'Justice' is About More Than Punishment | January 23, 2020
2019 Newsletters - January | March | May | August | December
From Funnels to Large-Scale Irrigation: Changing the Criminal Justice System Paradigm to Improve Public Health and Safety | December 2019
Addressing Racial and Ethnic Disparities in the Criminal Justice System | December 18, 2019
Reentry to the community after incarceration can be hard. Home to Stay fairs can help. | July 11, 2019
'Returning from the twilight zone': Home to Stay offers one-stop shop for those leaving prisons | May 2, 2019
MCJC Awarded Additional $2.3 Million By MacArthur Foundation Safety and Justice Challenge to Advance Local Justice System Improvements | January 30, 2019
MCJC Community Meeting of the Whole Follow-Up Newsletter | December 13, 2018
MCJC Newsletter & Community Meeting of the Whole Announcement | December 4, 2018
Milwaukee Seeks to Support, Not Jail, Those with Mental Illnesses | June 21, 2016
Police, mental health team connecting with kids who witness violence | February 24, 2016
Community Justice Council discusses how to improve response to crime, violence | February 24, 2016
Photos: MPD gives report on current crime trends and response at meeting | December 2, 2015
The National Network of Criminal Justice Coordinating Councils has Grown! - Justice Management Institute
NACo: Case Study - County Jails at a Crossroads - Milwaukee County, WI | July 2015
Milwaukee County Wins MacArthur Foundation Support to Reduce the Use of Jails | May 27, 2015
Milwaukee County vets released from prisons to get care packages | February 10, 2015
Milwaukee County Court Succeeds in Helping Vets Overcome Addiction | January 20, 2015
Sen. Lena Taylor Discusses Racial Disparities In Milwaukee | December 5, 2014
Rise above politics in healing Milwaukee neighborhoods, group urges | December 2, 2014
“This training has given us more tools:” Milwaukee Police members complete CIT class | November 21, 2014
How Milwaukee Went "Soft" On Crime | November 10, 2014
Milwaukee County Mental Health Court Helps Defendants Hew to Successful Path | October 24, 2014 by Meg Kissinger
Milwaukee Courthouse Virtually Closed For Racial Disparity Discussion | October 17, 2014
Criminal Justice Leaders Praise New Practices in Milwaukee County | May 24, 2014
Update on Pretrial Enhancements | July 24, 2013
Chief Judge Jeffrey Kremers and Judicial Review Coordinator, Holly Szablewski have provided an update on Milwaukee County’s Universal Screening program. The presentation will include a refresher on why Milwaukee County adopted an evidence-based decision making process, an overview of the development of the Milwaukee County Pretrial Risk Assessment Instrument (Praxis), and a presentation of demographic and available outcome indicator data.
Evidence-Based Decision Making: The Increasing Use of Research in our Criminal Justice System | July 11, 2013
Enforcement, Others to Share Notes on Repeat Juvenile Offenders | August 15, 2012
NIC Report - Jail Population Study
In 2006, Milwaukee County asked the assistance of the National Institute of Corrections (NIC) to assess the causes of crowding in the county’s two correctional centers – the Central Jail Facility (CJF) and the House of Corrections (HOC). Among the many recommendations of the NIC report was that the county should conduct a jail population analysis to get a better idea of how these two facilities are being used. As a result of that recommendation, the Milwaukee County Circuit Court and the Milwaukee County Sheriff’s Office contracted with the Pretrial Justice Institute for a jail population analysis, looking at inmates in the two facilities. The purpose of the jail population analysis was to provide system officials with specific details regarding the use of these facilities as a prelude to broader system wide strategic planning.
A jail population analysis answers simple questions. Who is in the jail? How do they leave? How long do they stay? A jail population analysis is a necessary step in developing effective jail population management strategies? Read the full NIC report.
NIC Report - Milwaukee Community Justice Council
The National Institute of Corrections (NIC) conducted an assessment on the progress and direction of the Milwaukee Community Justice Council and made recommendations for further enhancements and development. Click on link to read report. Read NIC report.
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