Search results
Results From The WOW.Com Content Network
Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center (women's prison, capacity 112) McNaughton Correctional Center (capacity 102) Oregon Correctional Center (capacity 120) Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center (women's prison, capacity 333) Sanger B. Powers Correctional Center (capacity 70) St. Croix Correctional Center (capacity 120 male and 12 female)
The prison is operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Groundbreaking occurred on June 18, 1999, and it opened on January 8, 2001. Boldt Construction Company built it for the state at a cost of $52.9 million. [1] The prison encompasses 89 acres of land, 22 acres of which are within the perimeter. [2]
On January 1, 2008 more than 1 in 100 adults in the United States were in prison or jail. [7] [8] Total U.S. incarceration peaked in 2008. [5] The U.S. incarceration rate was the highest in the world in 2008. [4] It is no longer the highest rate. [9] The United States has one of the highest rates of female incarceration. [10]
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.
Wisconsin Department of Corrections; Wisconsin Secure Program Facility This page was last edited on 6 June 2010, at 22:52 (UTC). Text is ...
The transition from incarceration back into the community is fraught with obstacles, from securing housing and employment to accessing health care.
The Jackson Correctional Institution is a medium-security prison for adult males located in Black River Falls, Wisconsin. As of 2023, the prison had a population of 1,003 inmates, with an operating capacity of 837, and 292 staff. It is owned and maintained by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. The facility was first opened in 1996. [1] [2]
For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us