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A struggle to slow down violence in Milwaukee

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

February 4, 2022 • Southeast Region

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Jamaal Smith, a manager in the Milwaukee Office of Violence Prevention, discusses the city's challenges following two consecutive years of record homicides and describes efforts to stop the killing.

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