Even after nine former employees at Waupun Correctional Institution were criminally charged in connection with deaths at the prison, experts say related federal lawsuits still face steep challenges.

After three days of witness testimony, a judge dismissed charges against a former nurse at Waupun Correctional Institution accused of abuse of a resident who died of a rare stroke in October 2023 ...

The family of Joshua Botwinski, who died of a fentanyl overdose at Waupun Correctional Institution, filed a lawsuit against former prison leadership. The lawsuit alleges that the former warden and ...

WAUPUN, Wis. — A drone that landed inside the walls of the state prison in Waupun was owned by a private citizen who lost contact with the device, according to police. Earl Jackson called police to ...

A criminal charge against a former correctional sergeant at Waupun Correctional Institution in connection with a prisoner's death was dismissed Sept. 15. Alexander Hollfelder was among seven staff ...

The death of a 23-year-old man at Waupun Correctional Institution in March has been ruled a homicide, according to a medical examiner’s determination. The cause of death for Damien D. Evans was a ...

The Wisconsin Building Commission unanimously signed off on spending $15 million to start a design process that would overhaul the state’s corrections system. It begins the design phase for six ...

Lifest is back at the Sunnyview Expo Center in Oshkosh for its 27th year. Jane Frances Cryan grew up in Milwaukee and spent her summers in Oshkosh with her grandmother grace and her uncle, Newell.