What Keeps Me Up at Night: 10 Things Correctional Facility Operators Expect
Check out this list of 10 things that keep correctional operators up at night.
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NCSC Report Supports Wisconsin’s Evidence-Based Practices
WILLIAMSBURG, Va. — The National Center for State Courts (NCSC) recently released a report on the effectiveness of Wisconsin courts’ efforts to enhance public safety while reducing recidivism. Diverting offenders from prison and reducing recidivism can work, according to the report.
Wis. Issues Bid Notice for Fire Upgrades
PLYMOUTH, Wis. — Sealed bids will be received at the State of Wisconsin Administration Building for fire alarm upgrades at the Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution in Plymouth.
Read More Wis. Correctional Farm Project Halted
MADISON, Wis. — Sen. Scott Fitzgerald (R-Juneau) and Rep. Jeff Fitzgerald (R-Horicon) announced plans for a Correctional Farm Consolidation near Fox Lake have been halted.
The Department of Corrections said recently it does not intend to proceed with the project to construct a consolidated dairy farm and manure digester on lands within the Fox Lake Correctional Institute.
Wisconsin’s Prison Population Declines After 150 Years
Madison, Wis . — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections has reported a sustained decline in the state’s prison population after more than a century-and-a-half.
Between fiscal years 2007 and 2010, the population fell about seven percent, the largest decline in state history.
Read More Bid Notice Issued for Wisconsin Jail/Justice Center
Eu Claire, Wis. — A bid notice was issued for a $59 million, 183,000-square-foot Eu Claire County Jail. Included in the price tag is the remodeling of the 68,000-square-foot Eu Claire County Courthouse.
Report: Wisconsin Needs $1.2 Billion Prison Expansion
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin needs to spend $1.2 billion to update prison facilities and expand bed capacity during the next 10 years to tackle aging facilities and overcrowding systemwide, according to a recent study.
The Department of Corrections must add more than 8,900 beds to relieve overcrowding and replace almost 2,700 existing beds to modernize facilities for juvenile and adult offenders, according to a study conducted by planning, design, construction management and consulting services firm Mead & Hunt.
Read More Wisconsin in $1 Billion Prison Expansion
MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin needs to spend $1.2 billion to update prison facilities and expand bed capacity during the next 10 years to tackle aging facilities and overcrowding systemwide, according to a recent study.
The Department of Corrections must add more than 8,900 beds to relieve overcrowding and replace almost 2,700 existing beds to modernize facilities for juvenile and adult offenders, according to a study conducted by planning, design, construction management and consulting services firm Mead & Hunt.
Read More Four States Join Mental Health Justice Initiative
NEW YORK — The Council of State Governments Justice Center selected the leading judges of Delaware, Idaho, New Hampshire and Wisconsin to participate in the Chief Justices’ Criminal Justice Mental Health Leadership Initiative.
Part of the Council of State Governments’ Criminal Justice Mental Health Consensus Project, the leadership initiative was developed to help State Supreme Court justices improve criminal justice system responses to individuals with mental health issues.