LAWMAKERS LOOK TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIME

LAWMAKERS LOOK TO CRACK DOWN ON CRIME

Republican lawmakers want Wisconsin judges to be able to get tougher on criminals.

State Senator Alberta Darling yesterday led a contingent of Republicans in introducing a new package of proposed laws that will stiffen sentences or create new crimes. One of those new crimes would be a new law against intimidating the victims of domestic violence. Darling and the others also say they want judges to have the tools to protect witnesses and make testifying easier.

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