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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.
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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.
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The Milwaukee Common Council has approved building a new youth prison in the city.
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Patriot K9's, who helps train service dogs for veterans, has placed five puppies with inmates vetted for the task of raising the puppies
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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.
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The governor announced Friday that prison guards, psychiatrists and supervisors will be getting a $3-an-hour raise beginning Sunday.
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The state Assembly has approved funding for a new youth prison to replace the state's troubled facility in northern Wisconsin
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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…
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The Archdiocese of Milwaukee has filed a lawsuit demanding that Wisconsin corrections officials relax COVID-19 protocols and allow ministers to visit…
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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…