In January, the Wisconsin Assembly passed a bill that addresses pre-existing conditions, but the scope of this proposal does not overlap completely with what is defined by the ACA.
Activists in several cities across the U.S. have organized bail funds to help indigent people pay bail for nonviolent and low-level crimes — but in Wisconsin, these funds are severely limited.
Problems related to an inability to pay cash bail, and a raft of lawsuits, have prompted numerous states including Wisconsin to question whether using the practice for minor offenses is cost-effective — or even constitutional.
