2 test positive for COVID-19 at Milwaukee County Jail
Two people at the Milwaukee County Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, according to the Milwaukee County Sheriff's Office.
Jail supervisor headed to trial in inmate’s death (UPDATE)
A case involving a Milwaukee County jail supervisor who ordered the water to be turned off in a cell leading to the dehydration death of a mentally ill inmate is headed to trial.
Lawsuit filed in Milwaukee inmate’s dehydration death
Relatives of a man who died of dehydration at the Milwaukee County jail last year said in a federal lawsuit that he had lost 34 pounds during the week he was deprived of water.
Computer system restored for Milwaukee jail bookings (UPDATE)
Authorities at the Milwaukee County Jail and House of Correction are handling bookings and releases manually after its computer system crashed.
Prosecutor: No water for week led to jail dehydration death
Prosecutors say Milwaukee County Jail officers cut off an inmate's water for seven consecutive days before the man died of dehydration.
Milwaukee inmate’s family says dehydration death was torture (UPDATE)
A man who died of dehydration at the Milwaukee County jail "was subjected to a form of torture" during 10 days in solitary confinement, his family alleges in a federal lawsuit.
Milwaukee County officials want outside probe of jail deaths
Two Milwaukee County supervisors are seeking outside investigations of deaths at the Milwaukee County Jail after four deaths have occurred since April.
Audit begins into medical care at Milwaukee County jails
Milwaukee County auditors have started an investigation into medical care at the county jail where four people have died in recent months.
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- Illegal immigrant charged with Fond du Lac domestic violence stabbing
- Milwaukee creates requirements for private security guards after Isaiah Allen’s shooting death
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- Man shot at Miami Hilton
- Wisconsin Supreme Court lets ruling stand that declared Amazon drivers to be employees
- Steven Avery prosecutor’s leaked diary reveals Ken Kratz’s confession
- Trevor Casper, killed in the line of duty, remembered 9 years later
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- Milwaukee officers shoot, critically wound man when he fires at them during pursuit, police say
- Appellate courts do away with paper briefs
- Man dies from becoming trapped in municipal Wisconsin water tank
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