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A building sign reading "WAUPUN CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTION 1852 A.D. STATE OF WISCONSIN" is visible through a metal fence.

Ask Wisconsin Watch

Why is Wisconsin’s prison system such a ‘mess,’ and what can be done to fix it?

by Sreejita Patra / Wisconsin Watch June 23, 2025June 27, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

No trespassing sign outside prison

Justice & Safety

Vendor failure means Wisconsin prisoners can’t buy food or other items

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch May 22, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Illustration of cellphone with words “No connection…”

Justice & Safety

‘It’s been a living hell’: Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch May 8, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Taycheedah Correctional Institution

Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Families seek answers after deaths of two women incarcerated at Taycheedah prison

by Addie Costello / Wisconsin Watch March 11, 2025February 5, 2026 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Lincoln Hills School and Copper Lake School

Forward, Government, Justice & Safety

Tony Evers proposes $500 million prison overhaul, closing Green Bay facility by 2029

by Jack Kelly / Wisconsin Watch and Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch February 16, 2025March 18, 2025 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Exterior view of building and metal fence with barbed wire. Sign says “Welcome to Copper Lake School Lincoln Hills School”

Justice & Safety

One child, $463,000 per year: Ballooning costs of troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service December 5, 2024December 4, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Lots of books on a bookshelf

Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prisons restrict books and mail to keep drugs out, but some staff still bring drugs in

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Hallie Claflin / Wisconsin Watch October 2, 2024October 1, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

People stand and hold signs saying “DELAYS = DEATHS. TREAT NOW,” “MODIFIED MOVEMENT MY ASS LOCKDOWN IS TORTURE PRISONPOLICY.ORG” and more.

Justice & Safety

Short on fixes for prison problems, Wisconsin weighs independent oversight

by Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch August 29, 2024August 28, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Outside view of Waupun Correctional Institution

Justice & Safety

Wisconsin’s inmate population swells as other states limit incarceration and close prisons

by Nicholas Garton / Cap Times and Jim Malewitz / Wisconsin Watch August 21, 2024August 20, 2024 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Exterior view of Waupun Correctional Institution

Forward, Justice & Safety

DataWatch: Wisconsin incarcerates more people than its prisons were designed to hold

by Khushboo Rathore / Wisconsin Watch July 30, 2024March 11, 2025 Why you can trust 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

Justice & Safety, Opinion

My unlikely path from jail to journalism

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

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