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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
The state Department of Corrections imposed a lockdown at Waupun, and at prisons in Green Bay and Stanley last year due to a shortage of guards. Waupun inmates filed a federal lawsuit in October alleging the the conditions amounted to cruel and unusual punishment. That lawsuit is still pending.
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.
Appearance. move to sidebar hide ... This is a list of state prisons in Wisconsin. ... (women's prison, capacity 898) Waupun Correctional Institution;
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 ...
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.