{"id":3502,"date":"2023-06-12T05:04:41","date_gmt":"2023-06-12T05:04:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3502"},"modified":"2023-06-15T15:25:16","modified_gmt":"2023-06-15T15:25:16","slug":"measure-to-require-parole-information-be-published-online-heads-to-gov-evers-desk","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wifamily.news\/?p=3502","title":{"rendered":"Measure to Require Parole Information be Published Online Heads to Gov. Evers\u2019 Desk"},"content":{"rendered":"

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by Glenn Minnis<\/h5>\n

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The fate of a Republican sponsored bill that seeks to compel the state\u2019s parole commission to post its decisions online about who has been granted and denied parole is now in the hands of Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers.<\/p>\n

By a 29-4 vote, the Senate recently advanced the measure with some changes after an earlier version of it previously passed the Assembly on the strength of bipartisan support. Under the parameters of the newly proposed measure, the Department of Corrections would be required to post the names of individuals granted parole, denied parole or returned to prison following the revocation of parole.<\/p>\n

The state would also be required to post monthly and annual aggregate totals for each of those categories. Currently, postings do not list the names of parole applicants under consideration.<\/p>\n

Republican lawmakers took exception with some of the work of the commission after members decided to parole convicted murderer Douglas Balsewicz in 2022 after he served just over one-fourth of an 80-year sentence for the stabbing death of his wife.<\/p>\n

Over time, the victim\u2019s family insisted that they were only notified about the decision to parole him a few days before he was set to be released.<\/p>\n

Ultimately, Parole Commission chairperson John Tate moved to invalidate Balsewicz\u2019s parole at Evers\u2019 request. He later resigned a few weeks later, again at the governor\u2019s request.<\/p>\n

Evers has not publicly indicated whether he plans to officially sign the bill into law.<\/p>\n

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Glenn Minnis is a contributor\u00a0to The Center Square<\/a>.
\nPhoto \u201cTony Evers\u201d by Campaign of Tony Evers for Governor<\/a>. CC BY 3.0. Backgound Photo \u201cWisconsin State Capitol\u201d by Vijay Kumar Koulampet<\/a>. CC BY-SA 3.0.<\/em><\/p>\n

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