Prison

The effort announced Tuesday by Gov. Tony Evers comes less than a month after inmates filed a federal lawsuit alleging that current conditions at the Waupun prison amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

Republican gubernatorial candidate Tim Michels is calling on Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to halt all paroles in the state, even though a governor can’t unilaterally order them to stop and some paroles are mandated by law.

The Milwaukee Common Council has approved building a new youth prison in the city.

Patriot K9's, who helps train service dogs for veterans, has placed five puppies with inmates vetted for the task of raising the puppies

Wisconsin legislators passed a bipartisan agreement this month to build a replacement for the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, a move one advocate said should come with a new approach to youth justice.

The governor announced Friday that prison guards, psychiatrists and supervisors will be getting a $3-an-hour raise beginning Sunday.

The state Assembly has approved funding for a new youth prison to replace the state's troubled facility in northern Wisconsin

Nearly half of the people in custody in Wisconsin's prisons and youth facilities are fully vaccinated against COVID-19. The rate exceeds the vaccination…

The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has filed a lawsuit demanding that Wisconsin corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit…

The number of inmates in Wisconsin's prisons dropped dramatically last year to levels not seen in more than 20 years. A new report Thursday from the…