Devin Blake is a Contributing Writer at various publications including The Journal Times and Wisconsin Watch. He focuses on themes such as workforce issues, law and legal affairs, crime and justice, and social issues, particularly in the context of Wisconsin and Milwaukee. Devin's work has been featured in numerous outlets, including Urban Milwaukee, Inc. and Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service.
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By: Devin Blake
The main entrance of Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School is shown. Six years after the Wisconsin Legislature approved a plan to close the embattled youth prison, Republicans and Democrats are blaming each other for delays that have kept the complex open. (Drake White-Bergey for Wisconsin Watch)
The ballooning cost to operate Wisconsin’s troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison
Some former employees of the Social Development Commission say the agency should not be paying staff for new work if former employees have not been paid. Jorge Franco (right), newly appointed board chair and interim CEO of the Social Development Commission, sits with SDC’s attorney William Sulton, during a meeting last month. (NNS file photo by Meredith Melland)
By: Devin Blake
Pedro Ruvalcaba (from left), Monchi Cavillo, Maria Acosta, Chuky Razo, Vince Figueroa and Mia Serafina pose after a show at the Interchange Theater Co-op, at 628 N. 10th St. The September show was conceived as a way of celebrating Hispanic Heritage Month. (Photo provided by Interchange Theater Co-op)
By: Devin Blake
Several former employees of social service agency claim they still haven't been paid since April implosion.
By: Devin Blake
While some are celebrating the reopening of the Social Development Commission, not everyone is joining in. “SDC stands for ‘Still Didn’t Compensate,’” said Sarah Woods, a former youth and family se…
Interchange Theater Co-op offers classes, scholarships to those historically left out.
By: Devin Blake
Some people fear that fewer officers will make it harder to stabilize people after incarceration.
By: Devin Blake
A new website, several years in the making, recently launched to help people who are returning from incarceration.
A new website, which launched in November, aims to make the process of transitioning from incarceration easier by providing clear, accurate information about resources most often needed.
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