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Wisconsin Republicans are introducing a package of bills that would impose tougher sanctions and sentences on criminals.
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Read More »DOC releases inmates’ protected health information
Wisconsin prison officials say they illegally released information that could reveal whether inmates are in substance-abuse treatment.
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Read More »Audit: Prison overtime hours jump 50 percent
A new report shows overtime hours in the state prison system climbed by more than 50 percent as turnover and vacancy rates rose.
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Read More »Correctional staff shortage adds up to costly overtime
A shortage of correctional officers to work in Wisconsin's prisons cost taxpayers more than $42 million in overtime last year.
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Read More »Judge orders changes at youth prisons by next week
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections must make a series of changes at Wisconsin's juvenile prisons to "drastically reduce," by July 21, the use of solitary confinement, pepper spray and shackles on young inmates, a federal judge ruled Monday.
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