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Wisconsin Budget
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
Court Watch
Judge Rules on Lincoln Hills
Drastic cutbacks in pepper spray, mechanical constraints, solitary confinement.
Jul 13th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Court Watch
Judge Sets Guidelines for Lincoln Hills
Reducing solitary confinement and use of pepper spray on the list.
Jul 5th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
Court Watch
Pictures of Youths in Prison
ACLU’s suit documents questionable treatment at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake.
Jun 20th, 2017 by Gretchen Schuldt
The State of Politics
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
The State of Politics
3 Things You Should Know About Corrections’ Budget Request
Why should you care?
Sep 26th, 2016 by Steven Walters
Cruel and Unusual
State Starts Force Feeding Three Inmates
Corrections officials begin force feedings as solitary confinement protest continues.
Jun 24th, 2016 by Dee J. Hall
The State of Politics
New Corrections Chief Faces Problems
Including overcrowded prisons, staff shortages and low morale, and a dearth of leadership.
Feb 22nd, 2016 by Steven Walters
Op-Ed
End Solitary Confinement, Especially of Youth
State continues using isolation, including at Lincoln Hills for Boys, without transparency about practices.
Feb 18th, 2016 by Laurence J. Dupuis
