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Wisconsin was the first state to abolish the death penalty, having banned it in 1853, two years after the opening of its first state correctional facility. The state counts twenty-one correctional institutions, including thirteen minimum security correctional centers for adults. These centers aim to allow inmates an easier transition back into the community by giving the opportunity to offenders to take on responsibilities and do community work, as well as allowing work releases. There are currently close to 22,000 inmates over the state. The original 17,354 thousand inmate capacity limit means there is a notable crowding problem in Wisconsin prisons.
Visits to inmates can only be made if you are on an inmate's approved visitor list, which are restricted to a number of 12 people, not including children under the age of eighteen. All visitors, including minors, must fill out a visitor's questionnaire and have it approved before a visit can take place.
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04, Jun 2012 - Brookfield Saturday State News Briefs: Over 182,000 absentee ballots issued for recall election - Pierce Count
The state of Wisconsin reports its has issued more than ... killed say they are happy to hear police have a suspect in custody. Brookfield and Elm Grove police made the arrest, but haven’t released the name. Robbery is the likely motive.
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Wisconsin Walmart thief gets prison for $78,000 haul
MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Rapids man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $80,000 worth of items from Walmart has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
04, Jun 2012 - Brookfield Arrest made in slaying of Waukesha store clerk - Pioneer Press
Officers from the city of Brookfield and the Village of Elm Grove arrested the male suspect within about ... a handgun from a Waukesha home that is being examined at the Wisconsin Crime Lab. The victim, 56-year-old Nayyer Rana, was found dead ...
04, Jun 2012 - Albany Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit - Troy Record
If convicted on all counts - conspiracy to commit terrorism ... director of the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Continued... He said police have a history of abusing such tactics, sometimes ...
04, Jun 2012 - Lancaster Wis. theft victim uploads video of suspected thief - Lancaster online.com
A Wisconsin man whose camcorder was briefly stolen has found ... Republican state Senate candidate Bill Feehan. Police eventually arrested the suspect and returned the camera to Rochester, who set it aside. Then, when Gov. Scott Walker made a recent ...
04, Jun 2012 - Independence Scott Walker Turns Up the Heat on Flawed Milwaukee Crime Stats - Reason.com
The combatants in Wisconsin's historic gubernatorial recall election brought the heat on the campaign trail Thursday, after a newspaper story about the Milwaukee Police Department ... calling for an independent audit of the crime statistics.
04, Jun 2012 - Franklin Landlord’s rentals littered with violations
Thirteen days out of jail, vilified landlord Sam Vazirani stood across the street from one of his boarded-up rental properties on N. Yale Avenue in Franklinton yesterday, hands in pockets, looking forlorn and alone. For many in Franklinton, he’s been Public Enemy No. 1 since three people died in a Christmas Eve fire in his nearby Wisconsin Avenue house.
04, Jun 2012 - Wausau Wisconsin man loses fight to spare muscle cars from crusher
A De Pere man has avoided a possible prison sentence by agreeing to the destruction of his two rare Japanese muscle cars, one of which appeared in the movie The Fast and the Furious.
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Friendship Heights Metro stabbing leaves one hurt; suspect arrested - ABC 27
Police say a man, between 20 and 30 years-old, was found suffering from a stab wounds just before 3 a.m. Thursday in the 5000 black of Wisconsin Avenue ... police say is responsible for the stabbing was arrested in the District, police say.
04, Jun 2012 - Pittsville Today's police log: Two burglaries reported involving south Wood County homes - Daily Tribune
a Wisconsin Rapids woman reported someone stole a saw from a garage in the 300 block of 13th Avenue South. » At 11:41 p.m. Monday, an officer arrested a man in the 1700 block of 17th Avenue South. » At 10:30 a.m. Monday, a Pittsville officer ...
04, Jun 2012 - Waupun Walker, Barrett trade jabs over crime statistics report - Wausau Daily Herald
Scott Walker and his recall challenger, Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett, traded jabs Thursday over a media report that questions whether Milwaukee police misrepresented crime statistics ... by saying that even though Wisconsin's election was ...
04, Jun 2012 - Albany Texas airline exec found guilty in child porn case - San Francisco Gate
Jurors convicted the founder of a Texas cargo airline on child ... Federal authorities arrested the 61-year-old last summer after undercover detectives in Wisconsin and Louisiana traced the sexually explicit chat-room exchanges from an online ...
04, Jun 2012 - Butler Texas airline exec found guilty in child porn case - Journal-News
BROWNSVILLE, Texas — Jurors convicted the founder of a Texas cargo airline on ... Federal authorities arrested the 61-year-old last summer after undercover detectives in Wisconsin and Louisiana traced the sexually explicit chat-room exchanges from ...
04, Jun 2012 - Freedom Sunday State News Briefs: House fire kills 35-year old woman in Neenah - Pierce County Herald
charging the diocese knew former priest John Feeney had sexually assaulted others before it assigned him to St. Nicholas Church in Freedom, Wisconsin. Feeney has already served a prison sentence for sexually assaulting the brothers. The defense ...
04, Jun 2012 - Fitchburg UPDATE: Downtown Madison Shooting Investigation: One Of Two Suspects Arrested - nbc15.com
In other case developments, officers, detectives, and SWAT team members executed two search warrants ... Fitchburg on a tentative charge of Attempted Homicide. Mr. Brown could be driving a gold colored 2001 Mercury Sable 4-door with Wisconsin ...
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Wisconsin man gets 21 months for major Walmart thefts
A Wisconsin Rapids man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $80,000 worth of items from Walmart has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
04, Jun 2012 - Wausau Wis. man gets 21 months for major Walmart thefts
A Wisconsin Rapids man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $80,000 worth of items from Walmart has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison.
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Man stabbed overnight near Friendship Heights Metro station - Washington Post
Police arrested a 53-year-old man in connection with the Thursday morning stabbing of another man just north of the Friendship Heights Metro station. The victim, 24, was found about 3 a.m. in the 5400 block of Wisconsin Avenue. He was taken to a ...
04, Jun 2012 - Franklin Texas airline exec found guilty in child porn case - Lexington Herald-Leader
He could get up to 20 years in prison on just one count of distributing child pornography when sentenced on Aug. 27. Federal authorities arrested the 61-year-old last summer after undercover detectives in Wisconsin and Louisiana traced the ...
04, Jun 2012 - Wausau Arpin man faces choking charges after police standoff - Wausau Daily Herald
Koplien continued to cause problems in the jail, and authorities there contacted the Wisconsin Rapids Police Department for assistance, Becker said.
04, Jun 2012 - Albany Clemens Jury Hears of Pettitte, Knoblauch Alleged HGH Use - San Francisco Gate
He faces as long as 21 months in prison if convicted. Clemens has denied having used drugs ... a manager at MillerCoors LLC in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, to testify about the age of the beer can containing medical waste. Using the coding stamped ...
04, Jun 2012 - Lancaster Texas airline exec found guilty in child porn case - Lincoln Journal Star
Federal authorities arrested the 61-year-old last summer after undercover detectives in Wisconsin and Louisiana traced the sexually explicit chat-room exchanges from an online account registered to Hedrick. Investigators said they later found 2,400 ...
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Three shot near University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, police say
Three people were shot outside bars near the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, but their injuries are not life threatening.
04, Jun 2012 - Franklin City inspectors find problems at troubled landlord's properties
Vilified landlord Sam Vazirani said today that he is trying to unload all of his rental properties and is willing to charge “zero” just so he can be done with them. Vazirani recently served 30 days in jail for code violations at his Wisconsin Avenue rental property after three people died in a Christmas Eve fire. He is still under house arrest and probation. As part of his sentence, he must keep ...
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Wisconsin Rapid man gets 21 months for major Walmart thefts
A Wisconsin Rapids man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $80,000 worth of items from Walmart has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Robert Moran was convicted in February. The 42-year-old was accused of stealing from Walmart stores in Marshfield, Plover, Wausau and Wisconsin Rapids between 2009 and 2010. Prosecutors say he tried to sell the stolen items using his sister's eBay ...
04, Jun 2012 - Sussex Wis. theft suspect records himself taunting police - New Jersey Herald
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - A suspect in a Wisconsin theft is in jail after he filmed himself revealing his name, showing his face and admitting he stole the video camera he was using at that moment. In the 79-second video, the suspect says, "This is my house ...
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Gazette.Net: Man stabbed near Friendship Heights Metro station
Police say a man is in the hospital after he was stabbed at about 3 a.m. Thursday at the Friendship Heights Metro station. Phillip Enyeazyi, 53, stabbed a 24-year-old man during a conflict on Wisconsin Avenue in Chevy Chase, said Capt. Paul Starks, a spokesman for Montgomery County police.
04, Jun 2012 - Monroe US to 1865: Andrew Jackson and the Indian Removal Act of 1830 - DAILY KOS
Sanders, 51, of south Monroe County, has been held in Florida jails since ... Thefts also are under investigation in Alabama, North Carolina, Virginia, California and Wisconsin, Frantz said. In Daytona Beach alone, Frantz is working cases ...
04, Jun 2012 - Albany Walker vote may be referendum on recalls - Berkshire Eagle
On Tuesday, voters in Wisconsin will vote on whether to recall Republican ... Rod Blagojevich was impeached nearly unanimously and is serving a 14-year jail sentence for among other things attempting to sell or trade the U.S. Senate seat vacated by Barack ...
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Wisconsin GAB: Is felony to tweet photo of your ballot
The state Government Accountability Board points out that doing so constitutes election fraud under Wisconsin law. It would be a Class I felony, punishable by up to 18 months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
04, Jun 2012 - Butler Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit - Journal-News
If convicted on all counts — conspiracy to commit terrorism ... director of the Center for Problem-Oriented Policing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said police have a history of abusing such tactics, sometimes infiltrating purely peaceful ...
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Wisconsin Walmart thief gets prison for $78,000 haul - Pioneer Press
MADISON, Wis. -- A Wisconsin Rapids man who pleaded guilty to stealing nearly $80,000 worth of items from Walmart has been sentenced to 21 months in federal prison. Robert Moran was convicted in February. The 42-year-old was accused of stealing ...
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Man stabbed near Friendship Heights Metro station - Maryland Community Newspapers Online
Police say a man is in the hospital after he was stabbed at about 3 a.m. Thursday at the Friendship Heights Metro station. Phillip Enyeazyi, 53, stabbed a 24-year-old man during a conflict on Wisconsin ... pending a warrant for his arrest.
04, Jun 2012 - Madison Ed Schultz's Wisconsin Campaign - YAHOO!
"Cairo moved to Madison," cooed Diane Sawyer. The New York Times suggested Wisconsin was "the Tunisia of collective ... He babbled about his discussions with prison guards and couldn't provide any specifics at all. And they said Sarah Palin wasn't ready ...
04, Jun 2012 - Waunakee Wisconsin ranked high in wrongful convictions, but study doesn't tell whole story
A new national accounting of exonerations puts Wisconsin among the top states in convicting innocent defendants of serious crimes. But that ranking tells only part of the story, a state expert in wrongful convictions said.
04, Jun 2012 - Lancaster Man, 75, charged in killing of teenage neighbor - Columbus Telegram
Spooner was arrested Thursday after waiting for police at the crime ... The case wasn't yet listed in Wisconsin's online court system. Neighbor Toni Johnson said she was watching TV when she heard a commotion outside her door. "I looked out the door ...
04, Jun 2012 - Lancaster Men accused of plotting attacks around NATO summit - Lancaster online.com
Outside the courtroom, Deutsch said the two undercover police officers or informants were also arrested during the Wednesday raid ... for Problem-Oriented Policing at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. He said police have a history of abusing ...
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship 16-year-old Wisconsin boy arrested for shooting 7-year-old girl with bow and arrow - New York Dai
A 16-year-old Wisconsin boy was arrested for shooting a seven-year-old girl with ... was pushing dolls in a stroller with her sister and a friend when she was struck, the Fond du Lac Reporter reported. She was hit in the back and suffered ...
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Fight Leads To Stabbing Outside Metro Station - WUSA
DC police say they found 53-year-old Philip Enyeazyi near Wisconsin Avenue and Van Ness Street NW. He was taken into custody and questioned by investigators. Enyeazyi is being held by D.C. authorities until he is served with a warrant.
04, Jun 2012 - Wisconsin man gets 5 years for 7th OWI conviction
A man who pleaded no contest to seventh-offense drunken driving in Fond du Lac County has been sentenced to the maximum five years in prison.
04, Jun 2012 - Friendship Man stabbed overnight near Friendship Heights Metro station
Police have arrested a 60-year-old man in connection with the overnight stabbing of a man half his age near a Metro station in Chevy Chase. The victim, believed to be 20 to 30 years old, was found about 3 a.m. Thursday on Wisconsin Avenue, outside the the Friendship Heights Metro station, with a stab wound to the chest. Read full article >>
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