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Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Wisconsin courts. Pages in category "Prisoners sentenced to life imprisonment by Wisconsin" The following 20 pages are in this category, out of 20 total.
In 2006, an advisory referendum showed 55.5% of Wisconsin voters were in favor of reinstating capital punishment. The state legislature did not adopt any statute to implement the popular vote. [4] A 2013 poll by Marquette Law School showed that 46.6% of Wisconsin voters supported reinstating capital punishment, while 50.5% opposed. [5]
The sister of Tyshun Lemons, who died of an accidental overdose, files a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, alleging that Lemons’ constitutional rights were violated.
On July 4, 1851, Governor Nelson Dewey selected the Waupun area to be the site of the Wisconsin State Prison. A temporary structure opened in 1851. It could hold a maximum of 40 inmates, and was intended to be used only until the completion of a wing of the main prison. By December 31, 1852, 27 inmates were held there.
Only about 8% of Wisconsin's roughly 20,000 prisoners in custody today were sentenced under the old parole system. What to know about parole, truth in sentencing and when people can get out of ...
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Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center (women's prison, capacity 112) McNaughton Correctional Center (capacity 102) Oregon Correctional Center (capacity 120) Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center (women's prison, capacity 333) Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center (capacity 70) St. Croix Correctional Center (capacity 120 male and 12 female)
No charges were filed over Lemons’ death but several prison employees were arrested in Williams’ death, authorities said Wednesday. Schmidt said Williams had labored breathing and lay on a bed ...