Former prison lieutenant fined $500 in inmate death case
A Waupun Correctional Institution lieutenant received a $500 fine for failing to conduct a welfare check before a 2024 inmate death from dehydration and malnutrition.
Waupun prison lieutenant pleads in inmate deaths
A former Waupun Correctional Institution lieutenant pleaded no contest to misdemeanors tied to two inmate deaths in Dodge County.
Charge against ex-Waupun warden in inmate deaths reduced to a misdemeanor
Prosecutors have reduced a felony misconduct charge against a former Wisconsin prison warden implicated in two inmate deaths to a misdemeanor as part of a plea deal, online court records indicated Monday.
Woman pleads guilty to hiding baby’s death 13 years ago
A Milwaukee woman has pleaded guilty to concealing the death of her newborn baby almost 13 years ago.
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