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A Wisconsin prison warden was jailed just hours before a scheduled news conference where officials planned to discuss the findings of investigations into multiple deaths at his facility. Online records show that Waupun Correctional Institution Warden Randall Hepp was booked into the Dodge County Jail on Wednesday morning.

The Green Bay Correctional Institution is the target of an unusual roundtable at the state Capitol.

The maximum security prison located in Waupun, Wisconsin, has been on some form of lockdown for more than a year, and prisoners have reported dire conditions at the prison.

In Wisconsin, advocates are protesting the increase in prison lockdowns they say lead to inhumane conditions. While the Governor has recently announced reforms, advocates say they don't go far enough.

James Morgan, now a community organizer in Madison, was incarcerated in Wisconsin state prisons for 24 years. He says the state's prisons are built strictly for punishment when they should be used for rehabilitation.

Significant changes proposed by Governor Tony Evers and a package of bills introduced in the Wisconsin Legislature seek to improve conditions for prisoners in the state. How successful will these measures be?

Wisconsin prisons are overspending, overpopulated, understaffed, and house the highest Black imprisonment rate in the country. The Wisconsin Policy Forum explores why and discusses potential policy solutions.

Lockdowns at two of Wisconsin’s oldest and most understaffed prisons are being eased. The effort comes after inmates filed a federal lawsuit alleging that current conditions at the Waupun prison amount to cruel and unusual punishment.

The podcast series explores the humanity of the people in Wisconsin prisons and how exploring the humanities can better their lives.

Cilivea Thyrion died in custody at the Milwaukee County Jail in December 2022. Her mother, Kerrie Hirte, is still asking the Sheriff's Department for answers.