Why Wisconsin Leads the Nation in Harsh Bail Jumping Charges? – Knowhere News

Why Wisconsin Leads the Nation in Harsh Bail Jumping Charges? – Knowhere News

When John Gross, a professor at the University of Wisconsin Law School, discovered the impact of a Wisconsin law that has led to a surge in criminal charges over the past two decades, he was taken aback. Wisconsin law allows prosecutors to file either felony or misdemeanor charges against individuals who violate any court-ordered conditions of release while their cases are still pending. This is far broader than the approach in most other states…

Crackdown on Wisconsin court order violations stuns lawyers, analysts

Led by Dane County, the state’s most-used criminal charge — bail jumping — is becoming far more common, even as crime falls.

Crackdown on Wisconsin Court Order Violations Stuns Lawyers, Analysts - Milwaukee Courier Weekly Newspaper

Led by Dane County, the state’s most-used criminal charge — bail jumping — is becoming far more common, even as crime falls. By Natalie Yahr The Cap Times Following a decades-long explosion of Wisconsin prosecutors charging people for violating court-ordered rules, defense attorneys and civil rights advocates are raising alarm and calling for new limits […] The post Crackdown on Wisconsin Court Order Violations Stuns Lawyers, Analysts appeared f…

Wisconsin is an outlier in expansive, aggressive bail jumping charges

In the past five years alone, Wisconsin prosecutors have filed bail jumping charges about 250,000 times, according to state court system figures.