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‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch February 13th, 2021March 29th, 2021 Why you can trust WisconsinWatch.org

Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced

Coronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons

by Parker Schorr May 21st, 2020February 24th, 2021

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Pay-to-stay, other fees, can put jail inmates hundreds or thousands in debt

by Izabela Zaluska September 15th, 2019February 24th, 2021

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

By the numbers: Jail incarceration fees in Wisconsin

by Izabela Zaluska September 15th, 2019September 15th, 2019

Cruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Hard road ahead for Gov. Tony Evers’ promise to slash Wisconsin prison population

by Izabela Zaluska June 30th, 2019March 16th, 2021

Cruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show

by Izabela Zaluska June 30th, 2019March 16th, 2021

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin inmates report despair, little counseling in solitary confinement that can stretch on for years

by Alexandra Arriaga April 15th, 2017April 22nd, 2019

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prison officials quietly changed mental health status of inmates in solitary, psychologist says

by Alexandra Arriaga April 15th, 2017April 19th, 2017

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Nearly 30 years in isolation: An inmate reflects on time in solitary

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch April 15th, 2017June 12th, 2019

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Judge refuses to halt force feeding of inmate in solitary confinement protest

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch July 14th, 2016January 30th, 2020

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prison officials begin force feedings as solitary confinement protest continues

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 23rd, 2016January 30th, 2020

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Inmate hunger strike starts; aim is to end long-term isolation

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 13th, 2016January 30th, 2020