Waupun inmates sue over lockdown

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Prisoners at Waupun correctional institution have filed a federal lawsuit last week. The lawsuit claims conditions are inhumane, reports the Wisconsin State Journal.

According to the Wisconsin State Journal, attorney Lonnie Story currently represents 10 inmates over alleged poor prison conditions, including, but not limited to, poor hygiene, contaminated water, and access to mental health care.

As previously reported by the Wisconsin Law Journal, Waupun correctional institution in Wisconsin has been locked down since March and  prison officials have not said when normal operations will resume, reports The New York Times.

One thousand people incarcerated at Waupun Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin, have been confined mostly to their cells for more than four months, ever since prison officials locked down the facility and halted many programs and services, The New York Times reported.

According to the New York Times, prisoners have been forced to eat all meals in their cells, received no visits from friends or family, have complaints of pain ignored, and have limited fresh air or recreation time.