RUSH CITY, Minn. — The Minnesota Department of Corrections continues to investigate the Oct. 9 death of Stephen Washington in ...

In its first 100 years, the local prison went from the least successful in the country to a global role model.

A 2023 law change opened federal financial aid to incarcerated people. It's led several Wisconsin universities to launch programs in prisons.

Sheriff Dawanna Witt credited community outreach, a streamlined onboarding process and new training programs for helping ...

The facility has received numerous drinking water violations over the past three decades, according to the state’s Safe ...

Maxwell Anderson was ordered to pay restitution to help cover Sade Robinson's funeral costs and travel of her family during ...

Governor Tony Evers, in a plan to modernize the state’s correctional system, announced plans to close the Green Bay ...

Solitary confinement, the practice of putting someone in isolation in a small cell, is not a topic you expect to hear ...

Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced Tuesday he’s moving forward with his plan to revamp state prisons, including closing ...

Gov. Tony Evers is calling on the State Building Commission Tuesday to release $15 million from the state budget to revamp ...

The State Building Commission will take up the governor's request to release the $15 million at its next meeting on Oct. 28.

The video attached to this article was published in July 2025. (WFRV) – Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers announced that his ...