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Speculating on Waupun Correctional Future - Civic Media
RIPON, Wis (WRPN)- Waupun’s Mayor says no matter how Waupun Correctional Institution is used in the future keeping it as a prison is a big win for the city. Rohn Bishop says the city had to lobby hard when the Governor and state legislators talked about closing both Green Bay and Waupun Correctional Institutions.
https://wrpn.fm/news/2026/01/08/speculating-on-waupun-correctional-future
Restructuring plan for Wisconsin prisons rejected - Isthmus Madison, Wisconsin
Angela Major / WPR The Waupun Correctional Institution. In February, Gov. Evers recommended major changes for two maximum-security prisons built in the 1800s, including Waupun, above. In February, Gov. Tony Evers recommended a $325-million “domino” plan to close the Green Bay prison, turn the Waupun prison into a medium-security job training center, and upgrade and restructure other institutions statewide.
https://isthmus.com/news/news/restructuring-plan-for-Wisconsin-prisons-rejected/
What's the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system?
What's the plan to restructure the Wisconsin prison system? A plan put forth by Gov. Tony Evers to close, build or repurpose several Wisconsin Department of Corrections prisons is advancing, with a particular focus on the future of the juvenile justice system.
https://pbswisconsin.org/news-item/whats-the-plan-to-restructure-the-wisconsin-prison-system/
Former Waupun prison guard pleads guilty to accepting bribes ...
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Waupun Correctional Institution Lockdown: Historic Crisis, Inmate Deaths, and Ongoing Scandal ... Prison. January 10th, 2026 0 Comments. Leave A ...
https://prisonwriters.com/waupun-lockdown/Mayor’s Column — Update on Waupun Correctional Institution – Waupun Pioneer News
Mayor’s Column December 7, 2024 Rohn Bishop, Mayor of Waupun Hello Waupun, Since the news of the arrests at Waupun Correctional back in May, and the fallout that occurred in June, things have really quieted down with corrections issues. Largely because everyone became focused on the election, and then the holidays.
https://waupunpioneer.com/2024/12/07/mayors-column-update-on-waupun-correctional-institution/
DOC Data and Reports
Division of Adult Insitutions (DAI) At-a-glance brochure documenting monthly prison populations at each institution, prison admissions, prison releases, demographic details, and persons in our care programming and education. DAI At-a-Glance (December 2025) Division of Community Corrections (DCC) At-a-glance brochure documenting fiscal year data on the overall community corrections population, populations within each supervision region, demogra...
https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/DataResearch/DataAndReports.aspx
Wis. governor unveils $500M plan to overhaul state's prison system
By Scott Bauer Associated Press MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin’s second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state’s troubled correctional system without building a new facility, as some lawmakers have long called for.
https://www.corrections1.com/jail-management/wis-governor-unveils-500m-plan-to-overhaul-states-prison-system
Mayor’s Column — Update on Waupun Correctional Institution – Waupun Pioneer News
Mayor’s Column December 7, 2024 Rohn Bishop, Mayor of Waupun Hello Waupun, Since the news of the arrests at Waupun Correctional back in May, and the fallout that occurred in June, things have really quieted down with corrections issues. Largely because everyone became focused on the election, and then the holidays.
https://waupunpioneer.com/2024/12/07/mayors-column-update-on-waupun-correctional-institution/
Most plaintiffs dismissed from lawsuit over Waupun prison conditions - WPR
A federal judge has dismissed most of the plaintiffs from a lawsuit arguing that lockdown conditions at Wisconsin’s Waupun prison amount to cruel and punishment. U.S. Magistrate Judge William Duffin granted a motion from the state for partial summary judgement. Attorneys for the Department of Corrections cited federal law in arguing for removing the plaintiffs, saying prisoners are required to exhaust any internal complaints processes before t...
https://www.wpr.org/news/most-plaintiffs-dismissed-lawsuit-waupun-prison-conditions
Lawsuit filed over eighth reported death at Waupun prison since 2023 • Wisconsin Examiner
5:20 News Story A federal civil rights lawsuit was filed Thursday over the death of Joshua Botwinski, 43, at Waupun Correctional Institution (WCI). The lawsuit named Randall Hepp and Yana Pusich as defendants, the then-warden and then-security director of the prison.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/02/lawsuit-filed-over-eighth-reported-death-at-waupun-prison-since-2023/
Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown WUWM 89.7 FM - Milwaukee's NPR
This story was originally published by Wisconsin Watch. Prisoners locked in their cells for days on end report walls speckled with feces and blood. Birds have moved in, leaving droppings on the food trays and ice bags handed out to keep prisoners cool.
https://www.wuwm.com/2023-10-02/inside-waupun-correctional-institutions-nightmare-lockdown
Evers budget plan for prisons aims to overhaul Waupun, close Green Bay - WisPolitics
Gov. Tony Evers is calling for a revamp of the state’s prison system that would expand opportunities for early release, build brand-new cell blocks at the state’s oldest prison in Waupun and close its second-oldest facility in Green Bay by 2029. Evers said the key cog in his plan is to finally close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, the troubled youth facilities in northern Wisconsin. They were origi...
https://www.wispolitics.com/2025/evers-budget-plan-for-prisons-aims-to-overhaul-waupun-close-green-bay/