A solitary hospital bed is illuminated in the middle of a room. The mattress is thin and hard, like a prison slab. The lights are dim and the room is cold. 


After a moment, a pregnant woman in a gray sweatsuit waddles in, her arm tightly held by a guard in a dark uniform. The sound of the heavy shackles she wears fills the room as they cut off circulation in her wrist. 


They’re removed momentarily, so she may replace her [clothing] with an open back hospital gown that remains untied. The g...

Milwaukee residents demanded that Flock cameras be removed from the streets at the Fire and Police Commission meeting on March 5 at Milwaukee City Hall. 


“I think that it’s a really great day when a room can be this full,” said Ajak Johnson, a resident who spoke during the meeting. “But I think that it’s also a really bad day when a room can be this full.” 


A Flock camera is an AI-powered automated license plate reader (ALPR) that captures images of vehicles that pass it, storing details l...

In the Food Center & Pantry in the UW-Milwaukee Student Union, nonperishable items line the shelves: bagged rice, canned green beans, canned corn and boxed pasta. On one wall are a few freezers with signs taped to them stating that students are allowed to take only one item from each.


But this is not the only food pantry on campus. Walk into the Cultures & Communities Center in Bolton Hall, and to the right will be new, additional student-run food pantries.


Sam Knight, the founder and pres...