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The state would make the case a "battle of experts" testifying on whether the missed medication caused the suicide, he said. Regardless, a federal civil rights suit could take years to conclude.
The situation at Waupun has led to a larger debate about causes of, and potential solutions for, deeply rooted problems within Wisconsin's prison system. The state has one of the highest ...
The charges have reignited debate over prisoner abuse, chronic guard shortages across the state prison system and whether the state needs to replace Waupun and another prison in Green Bay. Both ...
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.
A fifth inmate died at a maximum security Wisconsin prison as the former warden who was there when four others died was scheduled to make a court appearance Tuesday after being charged in June ...
Griffin v. Wisconsin, 483 U.S. 868 (1987), was a case decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on June 26, 1987. The court decided that the warrantless search of a probationer's residence based on "reasonable grounds" in accordance with a state probation regulation did not violate the Fourth Amendment.
Waupun, Wisconsin, US: Status: Operational: Security class: Maximum: Capacity: 1,165 males (operating) Population: 1,597 males (as of FY 2023 [1]) Opened: 1978: Former name: Central State Hospital for the Criminally Insane: Managed by: Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions: Warden: Jason Benzel [2]
The suit alleges the medical, mental and dental care at the Waupun prison is "grossly inadequate" and the conditions of the lockdown are dire. Lawsuit alleges 'cruel and unusual' conditions amid ...