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DOC New Type 1 Facilities - DOC Home - Wisconsin.gov
The constructions start date is estimated as late 2026 with substantial completion estimated for mid 2028, final completion in late 2028 and anticipated opening ...
https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/AboutDOC/Act185NewType1Facilities.aspxPress Release: Gov. Evers Announces Evers Administration to Move Forward with Comprehensive Plans to Revamp Corrections Facilities
... 2026). Additionally, the bipartisan 2025-27 state budget included $130.7 million to construct an additional Type 1 facility in Dane County ...
https://content.govdelivery.com/accounts/WIGOV/bulletins/3f7083c
Wisconsin Republicans mum on prison plans heading into ...
April 2026 Election: Racine County candidates running for office. SUPPORT ...
https://racinecountyeye.com/2025/10/28/republicans-prison-plans-2026/Budget committee approves corrections spending significantly lower than what Evers proposed • Wisconsin Examiner
5:45 News Story GOP lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee approved a proposal for the Department of Corrections that includes an additional $62.9 million in state spending in 2025-26 and $73.8 million in 2026-27 as well as 18 new staff positions.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/18/budget-committee-approves-corrections-spending-significantly-lower-than-what-evers-proposed/
2025 SENATE BILL 743
The bill also provides to DOC $58,933,600 in fiscal year 2025-26 and. $88,400,400 in fiscal year 2026-27 to pay the wages of inmates in state ...
https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/proposaltext/2025/REG/SB743.pdfHiring infusion spurs an experience gap at Department of ...
12, 2026, 5:02 a.m. CT. AI-assisted summary. Wisconsin's Department of Corrections is facing a shortage of experienced officers despite a ...
https://www.jsonline.com/story/news/2026/01/12/hiring-infusion-spurs-an-experience-gap-at-department-of-corrections/88035044007/Wisconsin approves 743M for prison, campus projects
THE BLUEPRINT: The state building commission approved around $743 million for construction projects across Wisconsin, including $15 million to start work on several corrections facilities and to advance plans to shutter one of the state’s oldest corrections facilities. Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that the Wisconsin State Building Commission voted to approve hundreds of millions of dollars for statewide construction projects that will cha...
https://dailyreporter.com/2025/10/29/wisconsin-approves-743m-prison-campus-projects/
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Quarterly Healthcare Provider Meetings 2026 UW–Madison ICEP
Planners Policy on Disclosure It is the policy of the University of Wisconsin–Madison Interprofessional Continuing Education Partnership (ICEP) to identify, mitigate, and disclose all relevant financial relationships with ineligible companies* held by the speakers/presenters, authors, planners, and other persons who may influence the content of this accredited continuing education (CE).
https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/content/wisconsin-department-corrections-doc-quarterly-healthcare-provider-meetings-2026
DOC Act 185
New Model for Juvenile Corrections DOC and Governor Evers will continue working to implement all components of Act 185, including building new Type 1 facilities and closing LHS/CLS. When Act 185 passed, it envisioned three Type 1 facilities and a number of smaller, county-run SRCCCYS.
https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/AboutDOC/Act185.aspx
Restructuring plan for Wisconsin prisons rejected - Isthmus Madison, Wisconsin
Angela Major / WPR The Waupun Correctional Institution. In February, Gov. Evers recommended major changes for two maximum-security prisons built in the 1800s, including Waupun, above. In February, Gov. Tony Evers recommended a $325-million “domino” plan to close the Green Bay prison, turn the Waupun prison into a medium-security job training center, and upgrade and restructure other institutions statewide.
https://isthmus.com/news/news/restructuring-plan-for-Wisconsin-prisons-rejected/
Wisconsin Justice Initiative blog - Wisconsin Justice Initiative Inc.
By Alexandria Staubach With the Wisconsin Legislature roughly halfway through its 2025-2026 session, it’s time for a roundup of pending legislation that could impact civil rights, the criminal...
https://www.wjiinc.org/blog/justice-system-and-civics-bills-the-new-and-the-noteworthy
AB860 Wisconsin 2025-2026 Relating to: written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE) - Legislative Tracking PolicyEngage
− Full Text − Actions (3) On January 20, 2026 in the Assembly: - Representative Palmeri added as a coauthor On January 16, 2026 in the Assembly: - Introduced by Representatives Madison, Haywood, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud and Udell; cosponsored by Senators L.
https://trackbill.com/bill/wisconsin-assembly-bill-860-relating-to-written-resource-guides-informing-inmates-and-juveniles-in-custody-of-their-rights-and-making-an-appropriation-fe/2778318/
Wisconsin approves 743M for prison, campus projects
THE BLUEPRINT: The state building commission approved around $743 million for construction projects across Wisconsin, including $15 million to start work on several corrections facilities and to advance plans to shutter one of the state’s oldest corrections facilities. Gov. Tony Evers announced Tuesday that the Wisconsin State Building Commission voted to approve hundreds of millions of dollars for statewide construction projects that will cha...
https://dailyreporter.com/2025/10/29/wisconsin-approves-743m-prison-campus-projects/
WI Legislation 2025-2026 Regular Session Introduced LegiScan
2025-2026 Wisconsin Regular Session legislation available for tracking...
https://legiscan.com/WI/legislation/2025?page=8&status=introduced
Budget committee approves corrections spending significantly lower than what Evers proposed • Wisconsin Examiner
5:45 News Story GOP lawmakers on the Joint Finance Committee approved a proposal for the Department of Corrections that includes an additional $62.9 million in state spending in 2025-26 and $73.8 million in 2026-27 as well as 18 new staff positions.
https://wisconsinexaminer.com/2025/06/18/budget-committee-approves-corrections-spending-significantly-lower-than-what-evers-proposed/
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Quarterly Healthcare Provider Meeting, January 9, 2026 UW–Madison ICEP
Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Quarterly Healthcare Provider Meeting, January 9, 2026. Madison, WI US. January 9, 2026. Overview · Program · Venue ...
https://ce.icep.wisc.edu/content/wisconsin-department-corrections-doc-quarterly-healthcare-provider-meeting-january-9-2026
Evers' plan to reorganize Wisconsin's prison system getting mixed reviews - WPR
Democratic Gov. Tony Evers will ultimately need approval from Wisconsin’s Republican-controlled Legislature if he wants to make his half-billion dollar plan to reorganize Wisconsin’s prison system a reality. So far, the governor’s recently released budget request for Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections is getting mixed reviews from state lawmakers, although criminal justice reform advocates and several local officials say they’re encouraged ...
https://www.wpr.org/news/evers-plan-reorganize-wisconsin-prison-system-green-bay-waupun-corrections-budget