She was appointed by Governor Thompson to the WI Supreme Court in 1993. In 1998 she stepped down in order to contribute more directly to societal change. Since then she has been a leader in the restorative justice movement, by working with inmates in the prison system, teaching victim-impact classes, and promoting the concept in community meetings. It's different than anything I have seen in 10 years of working with inmates We need to get everyone around the table. Of all the states in the US, WI had the 3 rd largest percentage increase in prison population between 1997 and 1998.
New crimes account for a very small portion of the rise in prison population.
Serious crime has declined in recent years. 2 Dialogue, pg.