Wisconsin Advances Bail-Reform Constitutional Amendment

Wisconsin Advances Bail-Reform Constitutional Amendment
Police investigate after a vehicle plowed through the Christmas Parade, leaving multiple people injured in Waukesha, Wis., on Nov. 21, 2021. Mike De Sisti-USA TODAY NETWORK via Reuters
Joseph M. Hanneman
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An amendment to the Wisconsin constitution that aims to prevent men like Waukesha Christmas Parade massacre suspect from getting out of jail on low bail was approved Tuesday by the state’s Assembly on a 70-21 vote.

The lower house of the Wisconsin legislature approved Assembly Joint Resolution 107 and sent it to the state Senate. If approved in the Senate, the amendment would be sent to the next session of the Wisconsin Legislature for approval before being put before voters.

Joseph M. Hanneman
Joseph M. Hanneman
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Joseph M. Hanneman is a former reporter for The Epoch Times who focussed on the January 6 Capitol incursion and its aftermath, as well as general Wisconsin news. In 2022, he helped to produce "The Real Story of Jan. 6," an Epoch Times documentary about the events that day. Joe has been a journalist for nearly 40 years.
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