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The Goyke Report - February 2018 Edition |
State Capitol
In the News
To view
the Isthmus article, please click
here
To read the WPR article,
please click
here.
At
the Capitol
Assembly Bill 481-
This bill creates a family treatment court grant program under the
Children's Code and a juvenile treatment court grant program under the
Juvenile Justice Code.
Working with my colleague
Rep. Jessie Rodriguez, R- Oak Creek, this legislation seeks to expand the
infrastructure of the Family Drug Treatment Court, which is part of the
Children's Court, to make it available in all counties. To read the full
Madison 365 article, please click
here.
Civil Dialogue
Last month I joined my colleague
Senator Pat Testin at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes to participate in a Civil
Dialogue hosted by WisconsinEye. Together we talked about our work on
the Wisconsin Veterans Farm Bill, and how we can work together in the
future- even though we are on opposite sides of the aisle and represent
very different districts.
Please click
here
to view the episode.
Thank you to Steve Walters (pictured
above) for hosting Sen. Testin and I at Bowl-A-Vard Lanes!
Library Day
On February 21, I was
happy to welcome constituents who support and work in our public
libraries. Thank you to Milwaukee Public Library for making their visit
possible!
On February 20th, I had the pleasure of meeting
this great group of students and constituents from Milwaukee in the
Capitol. A day at the Capitol can be an educational experience for young
people - please call if there is ever any school or youth group that is
interested in coming to the Capitol. We are happy to help facilitate the
experience.
Inmate 501
I created the publication,
Inmate 501, to showcase the converging crises we are facing in the
Wisconsin Prison system: the overcrowding adult population and a
declining juvenile population. With this, I drafted three legislative
solutions to address these issues.
Please
click
here for digital copy of Inmate 501
Please
click
here for video of policy presentation
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I hope you and your family are well! I wanted to provide you with a couple of important legislative alerts.
First, I want to say thank you to all of the neighbors who called, emailed, wrote in, attended meetings and rallies to call for action to close Lincoln Hills. Our community spoke with loud persistence and made these coming changes possible. Below you will find legislative updates on bills I've worked on with my colleagues across the aisle regarding Lincoln Hills and Wisconsin's expungement law. I am working hard to improve the criminal justice system in Wisconsin, and though we've made progress, there is still much work to be done.
As your representative it is always my goal to be as accessible as possible. should any questions or concerns arise, please call my office at (608) 266-0645. Additionally, to provide more news and daily updates I post frequently on my official Facebook and Twitter pages. I hope it helps keep you informed. As always, please let me know if I can be of any assistance to you.
Evan Goyke
Lincoln Hills Closure: History in the Making
We've been working to close Lincoln Hills for years. After countless meetings, hearings, rallies, bills, and endless individual advocacy, a plan to close Lincoln Hills unanimously passed the Assembly. I am proud to have contributed a significant role in drafting and guiding this historic piece of legislation, what we call "The Wisconsin Model." Please click here to watch my speech on the floor of the Assembly on the passage of the bill.
On February 13th, I joined my colleagues for a press conference to announce the proposal for the closure of Lincoln Hills
Representative Schraa and I testifying before the Corrections Committee on February 15th for the closure of Lincoln Hills
Below are some pictures of the effort over the years. The first is a picture of the welcome sign that I took from my phone on a visit back in 2015. Next is a picture from presenting the need for regional facilities that I gave in February 2016. Next are pictures from last week, when the years of hard work became a reality.
Visit to Lincoln Hills, 2015
Presenting my bill to move to a regional model, 2016
Reform to Wisconsin's Expungement Law
This session I worked closely with my colleague Rep. David Steffen (R-Green Bay) to bring comprehensive reform to Wisconsin's expungement law. On February 21, the Assembly passed a proposal that would allow youthful offenders a chance to have their record expunged after successfully completing their sentence, and giving judges the opportunity to consider an individual’s post-sentence behavior when determining expungement. Please click here to view my floor speech.
On February 15th, I testified on the floor in favor of expungement reform
Know Someone in Need of Clearing a Criminal Conviction?
If Senate Bill 53 is signed into law, the
following individuals will be newly eligible to apply for expungement.
Please take a moment to look through this information and if you know
anyone in need, please do not hesitate to contact the office for further
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