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The prison was originally known as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on July 1, 1979. The prison was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990.
Nutraloaf, also known as meal loaf, prison loaf, disciplinary loaf, food loaf, lockup loaf, confinement loaf, seg loaf, grue or special management meal, [1] is food served in prisons in the United States, and formerly in Canada, [2] to inmates who have misbehaved, abused food, or have inflicted harm upon themselves or others. [3]
The Wisconsin State Prison operated a number of farms as part of its rehabilitation program for prisoners. It owned 367 acres of land in the town of Chester, 400 acres in the town of Trenton, and rented 960 acres with another 657 acres arranged to be rented by October 1, 1918. Total farm revenues reported on June 30, 1918 were $32,151.84, which ...
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.
By its own admission, Wisconsin's Department of Corrections noted many of the facility's problems can be explained by age and antiquated prison design, according to a 2020 report commissioned by ...
On average, only a handful of misconduct in office and abuse of prisoner charges are filed in Wisconsin each year, a Journal Sentinel analysis found. Prison staff are rarely charged in custody deaths.
Federal prison officials were close to canceling the contract in 1992, according to media accounts at the time, but they said conditions at the facility started to improve after frequent inspections. In a federal lawsuit, one LeMarquis employee, Richard Moore, alleged that he had been severely beaten by another employee – at the direction of ...
A 1948 study at a Wisconsin State Prison examined 680 prisoners who attended full-time study in custody for two years after their release. Results indicated a "small but statistically significant" decrease in recidivism. [18] The first extensive study undertaken to examine the relationship was called Project Newgate. [18]