For years, Wisconsin's prison system has been in a state of turmoil with reports of poor mental health and health care access, never-ending lockdowns, increased assaults and misconduct, and ...
The ACLU is asking a judge to reopen a case and impose sanctions on Wisconsin's Department of Corrections for failing to ...
Clayton Welte, 27, died of a drug overdose in Racine Correctional Institution in March 2023. Welte's family reported his erratic behavior and requests for money before his death. The Wisconsin DOC has ...
The Wisconsin DOC does random home visits on high-risk sex offenders. Agents will arrest any offenders who do not follow rules during trick-or-treat hours. The goal is to make sure families can focus ...
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A century after pioneering work release, Wisconsin corrections officials don’t track how many prisoners participate
Most of the jobs available to Wisconsin prisoners are paid not in dollars, but cents. Minimum wage laws don’t apply behind bars, so some people scrub toilets for less than a quarter an hour. But one ...
MADISON, Wis. - Secretary Kevin A. Carr, who was appointed by Governor Tony Evers in 2019 as head of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections and helped lead the agency through the COVID-19 pandemic ...
Three people incarcerated at Wisconsin corrections facilities will each be paid $15,000 as part of a settlement agreement stemming from complaints that inmates with hearing disabilities didn't have ...
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections says a plan for changes in confinement at the state's juvenile prisons will give the department time to train staff on the new policies. The department promised ...
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin is suing the Department of Corrections for not following "a long-overlooked state statute" that requires the department to permit incarcerated people ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. DOC has long been criticized for its lack of transparency when it comes to reporting in-custody deaths, including how and when ...
KILLINGS WHILE TRYING TO ROB THE BAR. THE HEAD OF WISCONSIN’S DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS RETIRING. KEVIN CARR, SPENT 40 YEARS IN PUBLIC SERVICE IN THE STATE AFTER STARTING HIS CAREER WITH THE ...
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