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Jerome Dillard on parole, pardons and Wisconsin politics

By Zac Schultz | Here & Now

September 30, 2022

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Ex-Incarcerated People Organizing Executive Director Jerome Dillard explains how the state's parole process is structured and considers impacts of political rhetoric about crime and the penal system.

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