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Committee on Judiciary and Public Safety

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  • Assembly Republicans Signal Openness To Closing State’s Second-Oldest Prison

    The Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, built in the 1890s, is Wisconsin’s second-oldest state prison. Rauglothgor/Wikimedia Commons Feb 28th, 2025 by Trevor Hook
  • ‘First of its Kind in Wisconsin’ Collaboration Will Support Disabled Incarcerated Youth

    Lincoln Hills, a detention facility the state has ordered closed by 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections) Dec 12th, 2024 by Andrew Kennard
  • Advocates Want An Ombudsman For Wisconsin’s Prisons, The State Has Other Plans

    Inmates say and Department of Corrections records indicate that Waupun Correctional Institution officials did not notify prisoners of a dramatic lowering of maximum terms in solitary confinement for months after the new rules were enacted in June. Photo by Lauren Fuhrmann of the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism. Oct 23rd, 2024 by Andrew Kennard
  • Following Counselor Death, Staff, Family Plead for Help At Lincoln Hills 

    Lincoln Hills, a detention facility the state has ordered closed by 2021. (Photo courtesy of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections) Aug 16th, 2024 by Andrew Kennard
  • Lawmakers Grill Wisconsin Prison Officials Over Safety, Employee Death at Youth Facility

    A fence surrounds Wisconsin’s Lincoln Hills youth prison Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Irma, Wis. Angela Major/WPR Aug 7th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
  • Inmate Death Charges Reignite Charge To Close Wisconsin’s Oldest Prison

    The Waupun Correctional Institution on Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, in Waupun, Wis. Angela Major/WPR Jun 14th, 2024 by Sarah Lehr
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The work to make our streets safer moves forward

The work to make our streets safer moves forward

Apr 15th, 2025 by Ald. Lamont Westmoreland

Statement from Alderman Lamont Westmoreland April 15, 2025

Sen. Hesselbein Announces Senate Democrats’ Committee Assignments

Sen. Hesselbein Announces Senate Democrats’ Committee Assignments

Jan 2nd, 2025 by State Senate Democratic Leader Dianne Hesselbein

 

Senator Agard Testifies In Favor of Prohibiting Unsolicited Lewd Images

Senator Agard Testifies In Favor of Prohibiting Unsolicited Lewd Images

Feb 17th, 2022 by Dane County Executive Melissa Agard

 

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