Alert DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS | CONTRABAND Department of Corrections stops nonprofit from sending free books to Wisconsin inmates ANNA HANSEN Sep 20, 2024 Sep 20, 2024 Updated Apr 2, 2025 × Left behind bars: COVID devastated prison learning programs Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save For the third time since 2008, a Wisconsin nonprofit dedicated to sending books to inmates has been barred from the state’s facilities.kAm(:D4@?D:? q@@<D E@ !C:D@?6CD H2D 7@C>65 :? 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Left behind bars: COVID devastated prison learning programs Left behind bars: COVID devastated prison learning programs
Rehab on hold: COVID devastated prison learning programs In a nation that incarcerates roughly 2 million people, the coronavirus pandemic was a nightmare for prisons. The highly contagious virus disr…
OUR VIEW: Don't let the cost of Wisconsin's prisons dodge scrutiny Candidates in the Nov. 5 election need to offer solutions
Madison woman arrested in 2022 overdose death of Waupun inmate An autopsy of the inmate turned up latex balloons filled with a suspected mixture of cocaine and fentanyl, according to a statement from Dodge…
12-year-old Darlington girl cited after crashing vehicle in Lafayette County, authorities say The girl was taken to the hospital with injuries that were not considered life-threatening, authorities said.
Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has agreed to provide more help to hearing-impaired inmates as part of a settlement with federal inves…
As Wisconsin prisons crack down on drug smuggling, not even paper is safe On Saturday, a Waupun Correctional Institution employee was hospitalized and treated with Narcan after trying to intercept a drug-laden piece …
Wary of governor's prison proposal, Assembly speaker says Republicans will draft own plan Robin Vos said he's open to spending up to $2 billion to revamp the prison system, including demolishing the Green Bay Correctional Institutio…
