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DOC fired one employee, suspended two others after Morgan Geyser escape
The Department of Corrections disciplined three staff members after Morgan Geyser's November escape, highlighting staff conduct issues during the incident.
- On January 27, 2026, the Wisconsin Department of Corrections fired one employee and suspended two after Morgan Geyser's November escape, the report updated today said.
- Geyser cut off her ankle monitor and fled a Madison group home on Nov. 22; police found her about 24 hours later in Posen, Illinois, sleeping outside a gas station with a 43-year-old companion.
- Two Department of Corrections employees received five-day and three-day unpaid suspensions and have returned to work, while one Department of Corrections employee was terminated.
- DOC Secretary Jared Hoy said the agency is changing procedures to ensure an apprehension request is sent immediately after a tamper is confirmed, after Madison police said local law enforcement was alerted nearly 10 hours late.
- A judge granted the state's request to revoke Geyser's conditional release, and she returned to Winnebago Mental Health Institute; her next court date is Feb. 16.
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DOC fires one employee, two others suspended following Morgan Geyser’s escape from Madison group home
MADISON, Wis. — One employee has been fired and two others suspended by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) after the escape of “Slender Man” stabber Morgan Geyser. The three staff members were placed on administrative leave as the department conducted personnel investigations related to the incident. According to a spokesperson for the DOC, one served a five-day unpaid suspension and has returned to work, another served a three-day un…
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