Chief criticizes release plan after freed man tries to rob Arreola says state's answer to jail crowding is perilous Final Edition

The 48-year-old man attempted to rob the Firstar Bank at 2101 W. Fond du County Executive F. Thomas Ament, expressed support for the state effort. However, she said [Philip Arreola] should pressure Gov. Tommy Thompson to build a new prison in the Milwaukee area, a move that local officials hope woul...

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Published inMilwaukee journal sentinel
Main Author JULIO V. CANO AND KRISTINA M. KNAPCIK, Gretchen Schuldt of the Journal Sentinel staff contributed to this report
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Milwaukee, Wis Journal Sentinel Inc 07.06.1996
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Ament, F Thomas
Arreola, Philip
Kasprzak, Alan
Thompson, Tommy G
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Summary:The 48-year-old man attempted to rob the Firstar Bank at 2101 W. Fond du County Executive F. Thomas Ament, expressed support for the state effort. However, she said [Philip Arreola] should pressure Gov. Tommy Thompson to build a new prison in the Milwaukee area, a move that local officials hope would relieve jail overcrowding. "No one asked us (law enforcement)," Arreola said. "This makes the jobs oo 180 criminals accused of violating their probations or paroles be monitored in their community instead of being locked up in the jail or the House of Correction. Also, supervisors recommended that a booking magistrate program be expanded from four to seven evenings per week.
ISSN:1082-8850