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Vukmir Bill Will Cause Prison Bed Shortage
State prisons already overcrowded; bill would add 1,800 inmates, cost $57 million per year.
Nov 14th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
State’s Prison Costs Still Growing
Wisconsin has highest incarceration rate in Midwest, prison costs 12% higher than national average.
Nov 1st, 2017 by Tamarine Cornelius
State Won’t Meet Prison Rape Guidelines
Walker commission rejects improvements, kicks issue to long-range study.
Oct 18th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Horror Stories of State Detention Center
Milwaukee-based center has “atrocities,” deaths from heat exhaustion, former inmates say.
Oct 17th, 2017 by Jabril Faraj
State One of Worst for Whistle Blowers
GOP’s repeal of False Claims Act a “green light” to steal from taxpayers?
Oct 16th, 2017 by Gretchen Christensen and Madeline Sweitzer
Reduce Penalties for Pot Possession
Second offense possession still a felony in Wisconsin.
Aug 7th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Judge Rules on Lincoln Hills
Drastic cutbacks in pepper spray, mechanical constraints, solitary confinement.
Jul 13th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Pictures of Youths in Prison
ACLU’s suit documents questionable treatment at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.
Jun 20th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Will Wisconsin Use Private Prisons?
Wisconsin's adult inmate population is expected to grow to 23,233 by mid-2019.
May 8th, 2017 by Steven Walters
State Prison Population Rising Again
Up 3.4% in last three years. Many are returnees who violated rules of probation.
May 4th, 2017 by Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance
Koch-Backed Texas Group Lobbies Here
With $73 million in funding, it lobbies for long list of conservative causes.
May 3rd, 2017 by Wisconsin Democracy Campaign
28 Years in Solitary Confinement
One Waupun inmate’s incredible story. He is suing the state.
Apr 30th, 2017 by Dee J. Hall
