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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.
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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.
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Staffing shortages limit prisoner movement in Waupun, Green Bay and Stanley correctional institutions — more facilities than previously disclosed.
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Prisoners describe unsanitary conditions and a dearth of medical care. Experts say staffing shortages are contributing to lockdowns across the country.
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The planned youth correctional site on the northwest side of Milwaukee would help replace facilities in northern Wisconsin.
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A new Milwaukee-area juvenile detention facility to help replace the troubled Lincoln Hills center is a step closer to reality. The state Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday. But Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor opposes using the Chaney Correctional Center location on Milwaukee's north side.
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Wisconsin corrections officials said Tuesday they are closing part of the Waupun prison and transferring inmates to other facilities as they deal with…
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The FBI confirms that it has dispatched agents to Lincoln Hills School for Boys to investigate claims of assaults against juveniles and of management…
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The list of potential crimes being alleged at Lincoln Hills School for Boys is disturbing according to Jason Stein, one of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel…
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The religious coalition WISDOM is delivering demands Wednesday to the Department of Corrections, including that it consider parole for 3,000…