Despite the fact that 1 in 55 Americans are currently on parole or probation, community supervision remains one of the least researched and least effective aspects of the American criminal justice system. Created as an alternative to incarceration, community supervision has actually become a pipeline directly into prison. In 2016, nearly 350,000 people were sent … Continue reading ‘Invisibly shackled’: Parole, probation in Wisconsin create insurmountable barriers to rehabilitation