EXPO Achievements Continued people, and the entire program was planned and executed by EXPO members. (Please see the digital version for the video). Also in attendance at the gala were the Secretary of the Department of Corrections, the Chair of the Parole Commission, Dane County Sherriff, and several judges and elected officials were also in attendance. EXPO/FREE held training events for more than 100 new and prospective members during 2021. Among those trained are six members who are prepared to do intensive, door-to-door outreach in Milwaukee during 2022. Oneof EXPO’s longest-runningcampaigns has been to close Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility (MSDF). This inhumane facility built to house people being held on revocation holds was built to hold about 450 people. In 2019, it had a
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regular census of over 1,000 people. Due to our relentless advocacy, which includes pushing for reduction, the number of people detained for “holds” the daily population of MSDF has declined to less than 300. This reflects the kind of achievements EXPO earned in 2021. Legislative change is nearly impossible; policy changes and rule changes are possible but cumbersome. EXPO Achievements Continued
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