Administrators from the Milwaukee County Department of Health & Human Services Delinquency & Court Services Division (DCSD) were on hand as the Running Rebels community organization symbolically dumped crime paraphernalia like jail jumpsuits, handcuffs, crime tape and arrest records.
Running Rebels says court-ordered alternative programs offered through DCSD help reduce crime and save tax dollars. Over the last 10 years Running Rebels estimates more than $60 Million in taxpayer money was saved when intervention programs were favored over incarceration.
Apostle* Islands Penal Colony Maximum sentence 10 months, as Lake Superior freezes over just enough to escape in an SUV. *The term 'apostle' is derived from Classical Greek apóstolos; translation: 'one who is sent away'