US EditionWisconsin moving ahead with prison overhaul plan despite Republican objections
The $15 million planning approval starts a $1 billion, six-year overhaul to reduce prison capacity by 700 beds and address safety and facility issues, state officials said.
- On Oct. 28, a bipartisan subcommittee of the State Building Commission approved $15 million to hire consultants and start planning Democratic Gov. Tony Evers' prison overhaul in Wisconsin.
- After years of documented problems including inmate deaths and assaults on staff, Democratic Gov. Tony Evers presented his February plan to address aging state prison facilities.
- The plan would close and repurpose several prisons, including shutting Green Bay Correctional Institution, converting Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, and expanding Sanger B. Powers prison in Hobart with 200 minimum-security beds.
- Republican legislators objected that the plan moved forward without their input and oppose reducing capacity by 200 beds, with Sen. Andre Jacque calling the system `dangerously unsafe`.
- Permanent changes will need additional legislative and State Building Commission approvals, and Gov. Tony Evers said planning must include legislators, especially the Republican majority, while the next governor could alter the plan.
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Building commission OKs planning funds for reorganizing Wisconsin prison system
The State Building Commission has agreed to release $15 million for "planning and design" as part of the governor's plan to reorganize Wisconsin's prison system. The post Building commission OKs planning funds for reorganizing Wisconsin prison system appeared first on WPR.
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Wisconsin moving ahead with prison overhaul plan despite Republican objections
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers’ sweeping plan for overhauling the state’s aging prison system is moving forward with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns were not being addressed.
Prison overhaul plan: Wisconsin moving ahead despite Republican objections
Gov. Evers' sweeping plan to overhaul Wisconsin's aging prison system, which includes closing a prison built in the 1800s, moved forward Tuesday with bipartisan support despite complaints from Republican lawmakers that their concerns weren't being addressed.
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