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Wisconsin’s top prison official wrote to the governor in 2015 with a dire warning: The state prisons were dangerously understaffed, imperiling both guards and inmates.
The warden at a troubled Wisconsin prison will step down later this month amid lockdown conditions, an ongoing federal investigation and multiple inmate deaths. Waupun Correctional Institution ...
The warden and eight other staff members at a Wisconsin prison face charges in the death of two inmates in what a sheriff called a mockery of the state’s obligation and vow to take good care of ...
MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Guards at Wisconsin's oldest maximum-security prison failed to provide basic care for inmates who died on their watch, including one who died of dehydration and another who ...
Wisconsin must reduce prison to ease chronic overcrowding Finally, the state must reduce the overall prison population. Our prisons, designed to hold approximately 17,600 persons, currently exceed ...
With a “Shawshank Redemption”-style stone exterior and high castle-like guard towers, Wisconsin's oldest prison, built in the 1850s, has long been a target for closure amid concerns about ...
Federal authorities have been investigating an apparent smuggling operation involving employees at a troubled Wisconsin prison, Gov. Tony Evers' office said Thursday. The probe has resulted in the ...
Relatives of two inmates who died in an aging maximum security prison in Wisconsin say they're stunned prosecutors haven't filed charges in those cases after bringing multiple counts against the ...