The report, by Wisconsin Policy Forum, found that every state prison and at least 53 county jails provide medications for ...

“I don’t think Wisconsin can afford to drag its feet while people are dying… It is high time for there to be some political urgency around the closure of these prisons and a real, committed goal to ...

A new study from the Wisconsin Police Forum suggests that most county jails and state prisons have significantly expanded ...

Wisconsin Department of Correction Secretary Jared Hoy was one of the keynote speakers at the EXPO gala. Jared Hoy, Secretary of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, offered something the crowd ...

Researchers with the Wisconsin Policy Forum say a major way to tackle Wisconsin's opioid crisis is by expanding access to ...

A bill that would have offered sentence adjustments for crimes committed when the offender was younger than 18 died in the ...

This story was produced and originally published by WPR and Wisconsin Watch. Wisconsin prisoners have struggled to connect with loved ones for weeks and even months as a state contractor fails to keep ...

Responding to staffing shortages that imperiled guards and staff, Wisconsin lawmakers in 2023 significantly increased pay for corrections officers — hoping to retain and attract more workers to the ...