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Push Underway For Better Care For Pregnant Inmates

Push Underway For Better Care For Pregnant Inmates

Proposals, led by Sen. Lena Taylor, include banning shackling during labor.

Problems Persist at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake

Problems Persist at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake

Juvenile prisons have lower population but still badly understaffed, with safety concerns.

State Prisons Face Staffing Crisis

State Prisons Face Staffing Crisis

State prisons have staff attrition rates as high as 40%.

400 Inmates Have COVID-19 in Milwaukee County Jail

400 Inmates Have COVID-19 in Milwaukee County Jail

Highly transmissible variant is also affecting jail staff, worsening shortages.

Still No Facility To Replace State’s Youth Prisons

Still No Facility To Replace State’s Youth Prisons

Two deadlines to close the prisons have been missed, and plans for new facility have stalled.

Nearly Half of State’s Prison Population Vaccinated

Nearly Half of State’s Prison Population Vaccinated

Despite incarcerated people becoming eligible early on, vaccinations lagged in prisons.

Bill Allows Billboard Ads To Hire Corrections Workers

Bill Allows Billboard Ads To Hire Corrections Workers

State law currently doesn’t allows this, but legislators cite need for more staff.

COVID-19 Infects Half of State Inmates

COVID-19 Infects Half of State Inmates

Five times the overall state rate; 10,786 prison inmates, 2,153 staff infected.

Hunger Strike Dramatizes Prisoners’ Demands

Hunger Strike Dramatizes Prisoners’ Demands

Inmates in Wisconsin’s prisons are “still fighting every day."

8% of State’s Prisoners Have COVID-19

8% of State’s Prisoners Have COVID-19

1,703 active cases and 6,781 inmates in quarantine or isolation.