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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) is an administrative department in the executive branch of the state of Wisconsin responsible for corrections in Wisconsin, including state prisons and community supervision. The secretary is a cabinet member appointed by the governor of Wisconsin and confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. [3]
The correctional centers system contains 16 relatively small minimum-security facilities, two of which house female inmates. [1] Black River Correctional Center [1] (capacity 114) Drug Abuse Correctional Center (capacity 300) Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center (capacity 100) Flambeau Correctional Center (capacity 80)
The Federal Correctional Institution, Oxford (FCI Oxford) is a low-security United States federal prison for male inmates in Wisconsin. It is operated by the Federal Bureau of Prisons, a division of the United States Department of Justice. FCI Oxford is located in Adams County, in central Wisconsin, 60 miles north of Madison, the state capital. [1]
The prison was originally known as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on July 1, 1979. The prison was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990.
The New Lisbon Correctional Institution is a state prison for men located in New Lisbon, Juneau County, Wisconsin, owned and operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. [1] The facility opened in 2002 and holds 950 inmates at medium security.
The Racine Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Sturtevant, Racine County, Wisconsin, owned and operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. [1] The facility opened in 1991 and, and of June 2023, held 1,610 prisoners.
The Fox Lake Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin, owned and operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. [1] In 2008 the facility has a rated capacity of 691 inmates and an actual population of 1,033. [2] The facility first opened in September 1962. [3]
The Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution is a medium security prison located 10 miles west of Plymouth, Wisconsin in the unincorporated town of Greenbush. The facility is located off Wisconsin Highway 67 just east of the Sheboygan/Fond du Lac County line.