The Badger Project filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Justice after it refused to release a list of all certified law enforcement officers.
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The refusal to release this information makes Colorado one of just 15 states that keep this type of police officer data secret, according to a nationwide reporting project, preventing the press and public from adequately monitoring the state’s oversight of wandering or second-chance officers.