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  2. Waupun Correctional Institution - Wikipedia

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    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.

  3. What happened at Waupun: A timeline of prisoner deaths ... - AOL

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    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. The ...

  4. Wisconsin Department of Corrections - Wikipedia

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    The modern Wisconsin Department of Corrections was created by a chapter of the executive budget of 1989 (1989 Wisc. Act 31) and began operating January 1, 1990. [7] In June 2008, over 120 minimum-security supervised inmate workers were used to assist in filling sandbags and flood cleanup during the flooding.

  5. The Sheriff's Office also said it will "lay out deficiencies identified through this investigation" in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Sheriff to release findings, 'accountability actions ...

  6. Wisconsin warden, 8 other staffers face criminal charges in ...

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    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 ...

  7. List of Wisconsin state prisons - Wikipedia

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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)

  8. Dodge Correctional Institution - Wikipedia

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    On October 29, 1993, ground was broken for a $45 million expansion which more than doubled the size of the facility. On June 17, 1996, the first female prisoner was admitted to DCI making it the only reception center for both male and female adult felons committed to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.

  9. Wisconsin has prison problems. Government isn't doing much to ...

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    Seventeen bills aimed at addressing the conditions inside Wisconsin's prisons were introduced last year, spearheaded by Rep. Darrin Madison, D-Milwaukee, and Clancy, but none came to fruition.