Our Crowded Prisons

• County Jails Handle State Prison Overflow

  Feb 20th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  But they’re “bordeline inhumane,” worse than state prisons, some say.

• Racine County Prisons Over Capacity

  Feb 2nd, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  But Oregon prison is even more crowded

• Ellsworth Prison at 213% of Capacity

  Jan 11th, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that no more than 137% is acceptable.

• Green Bay Prison To Be Replaced?

  Jan 3rd, 2018 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Century-old Green Bay and the Oshkosh prison both horribly overcrowded. Part 5 of series.

• Columbia Prison at 153% of Capacity

  Dec 15th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Inmates sleep on the floor because there are not enough beds. Part 4 in a series.

• Waupun, Taycheedah at 140% of Capacity

  Dec 1st, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Some areas “no longer safe to occupy.” Part 3 of primer on prisons.

• A Primer on Overcrowded Prisons, Part II

  Nov 24th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt

  Percent of old inmates with costly medical problems keeps rising.

• A Primer On Crowded State Prisons

  Nov 20th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt

  The worst could be Fox Lake prison, at 137% of capacity.