Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high. Track the trend here.

Track Wisconsin’s prison population as it heads toward a record high

Click here to read highlights from the story Wisconsin’s women’s prisons are 78% over capacity compared to its men’s facilities, which are 30% over capacity.  The issue isn’t new, but despite decades of overcrowding, the system is approaching a record number of prisoners.  Wisconsin Watch created a tracker that shows how the population of each prison has changed over time and how far it is above that facility’s design capacity. As Wisconsin’s p…

Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high. Track the trend here.

Reading Time: 7 minutes Click here to read highlights from the story Wisconsin’s women’s prisons are 78% over capacity compared to its men’s facilities, which are 30% over capacity.  The issue isn’t new, but despite decades of overcrowding, the system is approaching a record number of prisoners.  Wisconsin Watch created a tracker that shows how the population of each prison has changed over time and how far it is above that facility’s design ca…

Wisconsin’s prison population is heading toward a record high. Track the trend here. - Open Campus

As Wisconsin’s prison population nears a record high, the state’s already-full prisons are getting even more crowded — especially for women. The state’s three women’s prisons collectively house 18 women for every 10 they were designed for, making them the most crowded of all state facilities. One reason: While growth in the women’s prison population has far outpaced growth in the men’s system, Wisconsin prison officials shrank the facilities tha…