The state approved a $1.1 million land purchase for the juvenile justice facility to replace Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake.

Tagged with: Copper Lake Department of Corrections Gov. Tony Evers Lincoln Hills state Building Commission

The state will be able to build a juvenile justice center in Milwaukee after Common Council voted its approval.

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A prison near Madison is giving inmates access to a Wisconsin Job Center to help them prepare for life after their release.

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The Democratic Milwaukee businessman Andy Gronik is ending his campaign for governor.

Tagged with: Andy Gronik Department of Corrections Ed Wall Gov. Scott Walker Lincoln Hills Tony Evers

Republican legislators have developed a plan to sell a landmark prison in northeastern Wisconsin and open a new facility they say will save money, improve safety and open up land for redevelopment.

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The Legislature's budget committee has approved an additional $9.3 million for the Department of Corrections because prison populations haven't declined as expected.

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Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, wants to see evidence that employees are giving input on building priorities for the state Department of Corrections.

Tagged with: Building Commission Dale Schultz Department of Corrections Division of State Facilities DOC Maternowski Scott Walker

By James Briggs A Republican lawmaker Wednesday threatened to delay future Department of Corrections construction projects unless the state agency can prove it is acting on feedback from rank-and-file staff members to cut spending. Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Richland Center, chairman ...

Tagged with: Building Commission Dale Schultz Department of Corrections DOC Fred Risser prison Robert Cowles Scott Walker

By Paul Snyder The University of Wisconsin System must follow state contracting laws for UW-Madison’s Gordon Commons project despite arguments that to do so threatens timelines and student safety. Wisconsin law requires state building projects follow a multiple-prime contracting system, ...

Tagged with: Building Commission David Miller Department of Corrections Division of State Facilities Gordon Commons Helbach Kaufert multiple-prime contracting project delivery single-prime contracting University of Wisconsin System UW System UW-Madison

By Paul Snyder A proposal to repeal Wisconsin’s early release for inmates faces stiff opposition from the state’s top corrections official, who argues scrapping the program could force more prison construction spending. “If we don’t continue down the road we’re ...

Tagged with: Department of Corrections Mead & Hunt Neumann prison Scott Walker Tom Barrett Walzak