Support program could be helping former inmates stay out of prison

Support program could be helping former inmates stay out of prison

A new Indiana University study found incarcerated people with traumatic brain injuries were far less likely to return to prison when they received education, coping skills training and post-release support.

Wisconsin prisons hit record population as crowding strains staffing and programs

by Natalie Yahr / Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin’s prison population hit a record high this week, a new milestone for a system that has for decades held thousands more people than it was designed for. According to figures released Friday, the state’s Department of Corrections held 23,854 people in custody. That’s 28 above the record set in 2019 and nearly 6,000 beyond the prisons’ intended capacity. Wisconsin’s prisons have been severely over capacit…