Department of Corrections Archives - Wisconsin Watch

Justice & Safety

These doctors were censured. Wisconsin’s prisons hired them anyway.

by Mario Koran / The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch July 2, 2024July 9, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

The state’s prison system has faced recent scrutiny for failing to care for people it incarcerated.

Government, Justice & Safety, Losing Track

Wisconsin doubles GPS monitoring despite five years of malfunctions, unnecessary jailings

by Riley Vetterkind March 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Government, Justice & Safety, Losing Track

Opponents claim GPS monitoring violates civil rights; judges not so sure

by Riley Vetterkind March 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Government, Justice & Safety, Losing Track

Homeless offenders create gaps in Wisconsin’s GPS monitoring system

by Riley Vetterkind March 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Government, Justice & Safety, Losing Track

Electronic monitoring pioneer wants less punishment, more reward

by Riley Vetterkind March 4, 2018October 8, 2018 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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 15, 2017April 22, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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 15, 2017April 19, 2017 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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 15, 2017June 12, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prison officials begin force feedings as solitary confinement protest continues

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 23, 2016January 30, 2020 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

A tale of two states: Wisconsin trails Colorado as both cut solitary confinement

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 12, 2016February 5, 2020 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety, Precious Lives

Focus on traumatic childhood helps victims heal and succeed

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch May 22, 2016July 3, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety, Precious Lives

What role did trauma-informed care play in alleged juvenile prison abuse?

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch May 22, 2016July 3, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch