Following initial progress, staffing vacancies are again rising in Wisconsin prisons. Improving training, safety and workplace culture would help retain officers, some say.
Waupun Correctional Institution
Posted inCriminal justice
North Side man shares his approach to helping people heal after incarceration
A Milwaukee man recognizes the time it takes to heal after incarceration. He’s putting that time in, with an emphasis on exercise and conversing with anyone and everyone.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice, Public Safety
Wisconsin’s inmate population swells as other states limit incarceration and close prisons
Wisconsin’s prison population has swelled since a pandemic dip, complicating efforts to address dangerous conditions that were highlighted in June when prosecutors criminally charged nine Waupun Correctional Institution workers.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Former Waupun prison warden and employees charged in prisoner deaths
Former Waupun warden and eight other prison employees have been charged in connection with multiple prisoner deaths over the past year.
Posted inCommunity, Criminal justice
Should the National Guard be sent to Wisconsin prisons? Some think so.
Some advocates and families are asking Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers to deploy the Wisconsin National Guard in prisons throughout the state to relieve chronic staffing shortages.