Milwaukee, WI
Photos: Organizations help connect people returning from prison to work | Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
A recent community event offered both support and job opportunities for people returning home after incarceration.
On Sept. 20, they had the opportunity to enjoy a panel discussion and participate in a job fair.
The day’s events were organized by staff at the Bureau of Job Service, within the State of Wisconsin Department of Workforce Development, led by District Director Laneice Runnels.
The events took place at the WOW Works American Job Center, at 2607 N. Grandview Blvd, Suite 100 in Waukesha.
Runnels’ connection with people reentering goes back to her start with the Department of Workforce Development 20 years ago.
“When I started with the state, in Milwaukee, I was assigned to help a project for reentry and from that point on, I’ve always just had an understanding that when people reenter, they need employment,” she said.
It’s important to highlight all of the agencies helping returning citizens to reconnect, she said.
The day’s events
The panel discussion was the latest installment of the ongoing reentry panel series, called Re-entry Unblemished, hosted by Milwaukee County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor.
The topics of discussion during this panel were pardons and expungements.
A pardon is a legal act of forgiveness that restores certain rights. An expungement is the sealing of someone’s criminal record, so, for example, a potential employer or landlord cannot see it.
The job fair afterward was open to everyone but specifically designed to address the needs of those reentering. It included resources for job seekers and employers looking to recruit applicants.
Here are photos from both the panel and fair:
Milwaukee Wave coach Marcio Leite 2025-26 team’s evolution in MASL
See first-year Milwaukee Wave head coach Marcio Leite discuss the roles of younger players and veterans as the 2025-26 MASL season begins.
The Milwaukee Wave had been in the awkward position of trying to sell tickets to the MASL championship series without knowing when it would actually host a game.
The questions were answered late April 19, when the San Diego Sockers beat the St. Louis Ambush in the other semifinal in overtime. Their series didn’t even start until four days after the Wave eliminated the Baltimore Blast with victories in a regulation Game 2 and knockout Game 3 at the UWM Panther Arena.
Now the finals are set for two of the most decorated teams in arena soccer.
The Wave will host Game 1 at 6:35 p.m. Wednesday, April 22 and then the series will finish at the Frontwave Arena in Oceanside, California, with Game 2 at 9:30 p.m. April 24 and a potential Game 3 at 9 p.m. April 27.
Three versions of the Sockers have totaled 16 championships in various indoor league with the latest iteration founded in 2009 owning six of those. The Wave has seven.
First-year Wave head coach Marcio Leite has won titles with both franchises.
MILWAUKEE — The Milwaukee Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on early Sunday morning on the 4900 block of W. Capitol Drive that left one person injured.
An 18-year-old sustained non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
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The police is currently looking for an unknown suspect at this time.
Those with information regarding the shooting are encouraged to contact the Milwaukee Police at (414) 935-7360 or contact Crime Stoppers at (414) 224-TIPS or P3 Tips to remain anonymous.
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MILWAUKEE – The Milwaukee Police Department requested the public’s help to find 11-year-old Sir’Charles Bason, a critically missing boy who was last seen near Teutonia and Kiley at around 6:20 p.m. on Saturday, April 18.
Police described Bason as 4 feet, 5 inches tall with a slim build, brown eyes and black, low-cut hair. He was last seen wearing a gray jacket with green lines, dark-colored jeans, tan sandals and carrying gray Nike Jordan shoes.
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Anyone with information on Bason’s whereabouts is asked to call Milwaukee Police District 4 at 414-935-7242.
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