'First step': Gov. Evers' plan to close Green Bay prison draws local support
Current and former inmates, plus Republican lawmakers, expressed excitement Monday about the possibility of Green Bay Correctional Institution closing its doors. A few remain skeptical that it will come to fruition.
Wisconsin governor floats plan to close 19th-century prison and overhaul corrections system
Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state’s troubled correctional system without building a new facility, as some lawmakers have long called for. Evers presented his plan as the ...
Tony Evers will seek a $500 million prison overhaul and the closing of Green Bay Correctional
Gov. Tony Evers will propose nearly $500 million in his budget to overhaul the state's prisons. The plan will include tearing down the 127-year-old Green Bay Correctional Institution and a massive ...
Wisconsin Gov. Evers' Corrections Reform Plan would lead to closure of Green Bay Correctional Institution
Wisconsin Gov. Evers' Corrections Reform Plan would lead to closure of Correctional Institution A man who caught West Nile virus after being bitten by a mosquito during Hurricane Beryl is fighting to find care in the Houston area as he slowly recovers.
Green Bay prison would close, Waupun renovated under Gov. Tony Evers' budget
Evers' proposal would spend $245.3 million to convert Waupun's prison into a medium-security institution that would become the state's first "vocational village" facility.
Gov. Evers announces Corrections Reform Plan, including closing Green Bay Correctional
There have been bipartisan calls to close Green Bay Correctional Institution for well over a decade as the prison has dealt with overcrowding, alleged abuse, and restrictions for inmates. Evers presented his plan as the best and only option to address the state’s aging facilities,
Gov. Evers proposes closing Green Bay prison, sweeping prison reforms
Gov. Tony Evers is proposing sweeping prison reforms in his upcoming budget that includes closing one of the state's oldest prisons.Green Bay's 126-year-old maximum-security prison
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Evers announces sweeping prison reform plan
MADISON, Wis. -- Gov. Tony Evers along with Wisconsin Department of Corrections (DOC) Secretary Jared Hoy are proposing significant changes to Wisconsin's corrections system. Evers' plan is ...
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Evers proposes closing 127-year-old Green Bay prison in $500M corrections reform plan
Tony Evers that proposes sweeping changes to the state’s troubled correctional system without building a new facility, as some lawmakers have long called for.Evers presented his plan as the best ...
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Gov. Tony Evers takes aim at Trump in address focused on child care, new gun laws
MADISON - Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers took aim at newly inaugurated President Donald Trump in a statewide address Wednesday, just days after the Republican president declared a national emergency ...
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Gov. Evers proposes prison reform programs, plan to close Green Bay prison
MADISON (WKOW) -- Gov. Tony Evers is pushing for prison reform in his 2025-27 biennial budget. The sweeping plan calls for closing Green Bay Correctional Institution, converting Lincoln Hills & ...
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Gov. Tony Evers to propose $2 billion in tax relief in budget address
Wisconsin Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Tuesday decried what he called "irresponsible decisions in Washington" and "needless ...