Gov. Tony Evers' plan to close the decrepit Green Bay prison and rebuild the Waupun prison hinges on closing the troubled ...

Gov. Evers suggested borrowing taxpayer money to pay for the bulk of the projects, including a long-delayed one at ...

Gov. Tony Evers announced the 2025-27 Capital Budget, proposing investments of $4.1 billion directed towards renovating aging ...

A sixth inmate has died at a troubled maximum security prison in southern Wisconsin. The state Department of Corrections ...

MADISON, Wis. (OFFICE OF GOVERNOR TONY EVERS PRESS RELEASE) - Gov. Tony Evers today announced approximately $4.1 billion in ...

Darrin Madison and Rep. Ryan Clancy ... Megan Kolb, the daughter of Dean Hoffmann, who died at Waupun Correctional Institution last year, spoke about her father's struggles while incarcerated.

Evers said Wisconsin’s aging infrastructure needs addressing and is urgent given the potential for rising costs due to Trump's tariffs.

On Monday, the Wisconsin State Department of Justice announced a former Lincoln County correctional sergeant was charged with ...

The multi-tiered plan starts with finally closing the troubled Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lake juvenile correctional facilities in northern Wisconsin and building a new one near Madison at the site ...

"It's because of politics down in Madison. It has delayed and distorted this project." The issue of closing Green Bay Correctional Institution was slow-going in Madison even under Republican Gov.