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Wisconsin settles Waupun prison death lawsuit for $3.75M
Wisconsin will pay $3.75 million to settle a lawsuit over the 2024 death of inmate Donald Maier at Waupun Correctional Institution.
Wisconsin settles $10M PFAS lawsuit against Tyco
Wisconsin's DOJ reached a $10M settlement with Tyco Fire Products over PFAS contamination in Marinette, but some residents say the deal falls short.
Wisconsin women’s prisons 78% over capacity, nearing record
Wisconsin's women's prisons are 78% over capacity as the state's prison population nears an all-time high, forcing beds into gyms and cutting access to programs.
Aging prison population drives Wisconsin corrections costs
A new report shows Wisconsin’s aging prison population is increasing corrections costs, driven by longer sentences, OWI cases and violent crime trends.
Court ends oversight of Wisconsin youth prisons
A federal judge ended court oversight of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons after reforms, despite ongoing delays in closing the facilities.
Wisconsin bill would boost pay for wrongfully convicted
Wisconsin lawmakers advance a bipartisan bill to raise compensation for people wrongfully convicted and imprisoned, citing the case of exoneree Gabriel Lugo.
Report finds crisis in state prisons and solitary care
A new report reveals major problems in Wisconsin prisons, including overcrowding, high staff turnover and harmful solitary confinement practices affecting mental health.
After sentence cut, parole delays cause frustration
After his prison sentence was reduced for stopping an attack, Derek Williams remains in limbo as Wisconsin’s discretionary parole process stalls his release.
Wisconsin prison staffing gaps rise despite pay hike
Staffing shortages in Wisconsin prisons are rising again despite pay raises, as advocates call for reforms and population reductions to ease pressure.
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- Judge halts tree clearing at Potawatomi State Park
- Former funeral home owner indicted in Medicaid fraud
- Enbridge settles Wisconsin pipeline spill for $275K
- Supreme Court backs end of protections for Haitians, Syrians
- Wisconsin court upholds Menominee tribal immunity
- Milwaukee prenatal care owner to plead in Medicaid fraud
- Oracle sues PSC over Wisconsin data center rules
- Worker files NLRB charges over union dues dispute
- Canadian gets prison in $1.2M mail fraud scheme
- Eau Claire firm to pay $325K in state pollution settlements
- Illinois man sentenced in Marshfield ATM theft scheme
- Wisconsin officials push to destroy 2020 absentee ballots
Case Digests
- Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment
- Sufficiency of Evidence-Plain Error
- 6th Amendment-Failure to Prosecute
- Relief from Judgment-Attorney Withdrawal
- Statute of Limitations-Bail Jumping
- Marital Property Division-Competency
- Standing-Marsy’s Law
- Good Faith Covenant-Banking Fees
- Voluntary Consent-Totality-of-the-Circumstances Test
- Class Action Fairness Act-Subject Matter Jurisdiction
- Policy Exclusions-Commercial Crime Bond
- Negligent Misrepresentation-Tortious Interference
