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 – A 57-year-old Milwaukee man has been charged in connection to a shooting that left two people wounded on Thursday, Oct. 3. The shooting happened as a group of people were fighting in the street. 

Anthony Mcgee is facing one count of first degree recklessly endangering safety, use of a dangerous weapon and one count of possession of a firearm by a felon. 

According to the criminal complaint, officers were dispatched to the area of 29th and Clybourn around 5 p.m. on Oct. 3 for reports of a shooting.

When police arrived at the scene, they were informed that two gunshot victims had been taken to the hospital for treatment. 

The complaint says officers were able to locate video surveillance that captured the incident. The video shows two groups of individuals arguing and physically fighting in the street.

As the group is fighting, the video shows a man armed with a black handgun with an extended magazine opening fire one time into the crowd, injuring two people. That man was later identified as Anthony Mcgee. 

Following the shooting, Mcgee walked away as the crowd disbursed. 

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At that time, the video showed a second subject in red with a firearm in his hand. His firearm was taken by one of the shooting victims, who attempted to fire the gun towards Mcgee, but the gun jammed. The shooting victim attempted to rack the firearm, but he then handed it back to the second subject in red. The subject in red fired rounds as he walked away from the crowd, according to the complaint. 

Anthony Mcgee went to Milwaukee Police Department District 1 on Oct. 4 and turned himself in for the shooting that wounded two people. He turned over a black 9mm handgun with an extended magazine.

The firearm was later tested, and preliminary results matched the firearm to the recovered casing from the intersection of the scene.

MILWAUKEE – A crash temporarily closed the left lane of southbound I-43 south of Michigan Street in Milwaukee early Monday morning, Oct. 14.

It happened shortly before 1 a.m. It appears a FedEx truck was involved in the crash. 

No additional details have been released – including the cause of the crash or if any injuries were sustained. 

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