@ricermark

Wisconsin Transformational Justice Campaign Coordinator @WisdomWisconsin | Founder of the #CLOSEmsdf Campaign | Alum @uwmgradschool https://xitter.cf/t.co/3WnkQ65bPB

 Milwaukee, WI
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Gov. Evers warns that delaying prison building plans could cost taxpayers 80% more. But the real fiscal disaster is spending hundreds of millions on NEW replacement prisons instead of cutting prison populations. Article: wbay.com/2026/10/19/evers-sa…

Evers says delay in corrections plan could cost taxpayers 80% more

Governor says Republican rejection of reform plan has driven up price to close Green Bay Correctional Institution

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Wisconsin squanders millions on prisons. Here's a better way | Opinion jsonline.com/story/opinion/c… via @journalsentinel

Wisconsin squanders millions on prisons. Here's a better way | Opinion

Wisconsin has perpetuated a humanitarian and fiscal crisis in its prison system. WISDOM has established a blueprint to safely end mass incarceration.

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It's time to choose Care Not Cages. Read my full op-ed on Yahoo News to see how Wisconsin can safely reduce prison populations and invest savings into schools, housing, & healthcare: yahoo.com/news/politics/arti… #CorrectingTheNarrative #WIPolitics

Wisconsin squanders millions on prisons. Here's a better way | Opinion

Wisconsin has perpetuated a humanitarian and fiscal crisis in its prison system. WISDOM has established a blueprint to safely end mass incarceration.

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Today, Oct 23rd, I stood at the State Capitol to demand an end to solitary confinement in WI. Over 800 people in WI prisons are held in extreme isolation. We need Care, Not Cages.
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Today, Oct 23rd, I stood at the State Capitol to demand an end to solitary confinement in WI. Over 800 people in WI prisons are held in extreme isolation. We need Care, Not Cages.
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@WISDOMWisconsin is proud to partner with @NRCATtweets & @UnlockTheBoxNOW to advance human dignity. Deep gratitude to Madison mayoral candidate Brian Benford & survivor-leader Talib Akbar for standing with us & guiding this movement in WI!
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Pass AB 740 & limit solitary now! 🕯️🏛️ #CareNotCages #TogetherToEndSolitary
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Pass AB 740 & limit solitary now! 🕯️🏛️ #CareNotCages #TogetherToEndSolitary
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Mark Rice retweeted
Mark Rice@ricermarkOct 20
Gov. Evers warns that delaying prison building plans could cost taxpayers 80% more. But the real fiscal disaster is spending hundreds of millions on NEW replacement prisons instead of cutting prison populations. Article: wbay.com/2026/10/19/evers-sa…

Evers says delay in corrections plan could cost taxpayers 80% more

Governor says Republican rejection of reform plan has driven up price to close Green Bay Correctional Institution

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"When the state government prioritizes investing in care and human potential, our neighborhoods become safer, our families become stronger, and our communities flourish." Read more from Mark Rice (Leading with Conviction™ 2017) at the JLUSA blog: jlusa.org/2026/10/19/mark-ri…

Mark Rice calls for elected officials to adopt policies that safely lower prison populations and...

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By expanding treatment alternatives and diversions (TAD), ending incarceration for administrative rule violations, curbing solitary confinement, and overhauling sentencing laws, state leaders can close inhumane prisons and save billions over time.
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It's time to choose Care Not Cages. Read my full op-ed on Yahoo News to see how Wisconsin can safely reduce prison populations and invest savings into schools, housing, & healthcare: yahoo.com/news/politics/arti… #CorrectingTheNarrative #WIPolitics

Wisconsin squanders millions on prisons. Here's a better way | Opinion

Wisconsin has perpetuated a humanitarian and fiscal crisis in its prison system. WISDOM has established a blueprint to safely end mass incarceration.

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In Mark Rice’s (@ricermark) latest opinion piece in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinels (@journalsentinel), he explores how incoming Wisconsin officials can utilize eight de-incarceration strategies to lower prison populations and divert funds to human-flourishing.
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Mark Rice@ricermarkOct 14
Candidates running to lead Wisconsin must confront this wasteful status quo now. Read my full op-ed on Yahoo News for the complete Care Not Cages roadmap: yahoo.com/news/politics/arti… #CareNotCages #WIPolitics

Wisconsin squanders millions on prisons. Here's a better way | Opinion

Wisconsin has perpetuated a humanitarian and fiscal crisis in its prison system. WISDOM has established a blueprint to safely end mass incarceration.

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Mark Rice@ricermarkOct 14
By expanding diversion (TAD), restoring meaningful sentence review, curbing solitary, and ending technical revocations, state leaders can shift state dollars away from cages and into healthcare, jobs, housing & public schools.
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We can safely depopulate and close Green Bay, Waupun, and MSDF WITHOUT building a single new prison cell. How? By enacting 8 common-sense decarceration priorities in the next budget & legislative session.
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Mark Rice@ricermarkOct 14
Wisconsin spends nearly $50,000/year to incarcerate one person, but only $19,000 per public K–12 student. Trapping thousands in inhumane facilities fails to improve public safety while draining critical resources away from our local communities.
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As candidates for Governor weigh in on closing Wisconsin's troubled prisons, we must demand real solutions—not empty study committees or multi-hundred-million-dollar replacement prisons. Article: jsonline.com/story/news/poli…

Where governor candidates stand on closing troubled Wisconsin prisons

Republican Tom Tiffany and Democrat David Crowley both say they would close a troubled youth correctional complex and an aging adult prison.

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