Transforming Justice

Transforming Justice is a collaborative effort to create a grassroots history of mass criminalization and incarceration in Milwaukee. Collectively, UW-Milwaukee scholars, filmmakers, and community members are working to re-frame conventional narratives about crime, health, safety, and justice. This project is not only documenting and “giving voice” to these issues, but helping to develop strategies for re-defining security and health from the perspectives of individuals and communities directly affected by these forces on the ground.

Creating a Grassroots History of Mass Criminalization in Milwaukee Through Workshops for Liberation, Youth Video Documentaries, and Digital Public Archives