.janetforjustice, the liberal candidate for Wisconsin Supreme Court, defended her sentencing record, while her conservative opponent, JusticeDanKelly, focused on light sentences delivered to some rapists and pedophiles during her time on the bench.
The Supreme Court race is shaping up to be the most contentious race of 2023, as Protasiewicz's win could upset the court's 4-3 conservative majority in the aftermath of longtime Judge Patience Roggensack's retirement after 20 years. Democrats view this race as an opportunity to reshape Wisconsin's judicial system and state law, as several high-profile cases, such as abortion access, are making their way through the Supreme Court.
"Despite facing 60 years in prison, Judge Janet refused to give Bounds any prison time at all," the ad says."No prison for child rapists. That’s Janet Protasiewicz on crime." “I have sentenced thousands of people and it’s interesting that a handful of cases have been cherry-picked and selected and twisted," Protasiewicz said.
He pointed to another case in which Protasiewicz released a rapist of a 15-year-old girl citing COVID-19 concerns, per court records obtained by the Washington Free Beacon. Protasiewicz called his reasoning an"outright lie," despite court records indicating that she said,"But for COVID, I would be giving you some House of Correction time. These are strange times, Mr. Wright. I’m not going to do that," in Kenneth Wright's sentencing in 2020.
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