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Tomás Clasen. Photo from the ACLU of Wisconsin. MILWAUKEE – The ACLU of Wisconsin today announced the hiring of Tomás Clasen[1] as its community engagement manager. As community engagement manager, Tomás promotes and protects the civil liberties and civil rights of all residents of Wisconsin through education, outreach, advocacy, organizing, direct action, and programming for adults and youth. He works...

Today, people are spending longer in prison than ever before — not only because of long sentences, but also because of the criminal justice system’s failure to release people after they have been rehabilitated. Long after they  have served substantial time in prison, been rehabilitated, and are ready to return to their communities, tens of thousands of people remain incarcerated...