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‘We cannot be termed ‘prison city’ anymore as we need to diversify our economic broad base’
The Waupun prison sits in the middle of a residential neighborhood (Photo | Wisconsin Examiner)
As Wisconsin continues to explore the path forward toward criminal justice reform, the state’s oldest prison maintains a unique place in the debate. Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI), was built in 1854, when the first permanent structure of the prison was constructed. Some 954 people are currently incarcerated within its walls, which are designed to hold 882. Central to the debate over whether it’s time to close WCI is the prison’s role in the economy and identity of the surrounding communities.
Women s Aid calls for domestic abuse watchdog as Long prepares new anti-violence strategy for Stormont
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Abortion law change proposal tabled at Stormont
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A legislative bid to amend Northern Ireland’s recently liberalised abortion laws is to be launched at Stormont.
The private member’s bill is seeking to repeal a specific provision within the region’s abortion regulations that allows terminations up to birth in cases of serious non-fatal disabilities.
The bill is being tabled by Democratic Unionist Assembly member Paul Givan.
During an Assembly debate last year, a majority of MLAs voted in opposition to the particular section of the law that allows late stage abortions when severe disability has been diagnosed.
Mr Givan’s move is being backed by disability rights campaign group Don’t Screen Us Out, which claims the law is discriminatory and will allow abortions without time limit for conditions such as Down’s syndrome or cleft palate.