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Wisconsin Prison System Overhaul

Sector: Commercial • Location: Madison, Wisconsin, United States

Source: FOX6 News Milwaukee

Project
Planned

A six-year plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system, including closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution, modernizing aging prisons, and reducing the number of available beds. The plan involves closing juvenile correctional facilities Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lake, building a new facility near Madison, converting Lincoln Hills to a medium-security adult prison, converting Waupun prison to a

Status
Prospective
Sector
Commercial, Government
Location
Madison, Wisconsin, United States of America
Updated
22 Jul 2026
Source
FOX6 News Milwaukee

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The project “Wisconsin Prison System Overhaul” is an infrastructure initiative in the Commercial sector, located in Madison, Wisconsin, United States. Taiyo aggregates data on it from FOX6 News Milwaukee.

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2026-07-22

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A six-year plan to overhaul Wisconsin's prison system, including closing the Green Bay Correctional Institution, modernizing aging prisons, and reducing the number of available beds. The plan involves closing juvenile correctional facilities Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lake, building a new facility near Madison, converting Lincoln Hills to a medium-security adult prison, converting Waupun prison to a medium security center with a vocational village, converting Stanley Correctional Center to maximum-security, and expanding the prison in Hobart.

Original sector

Corrections

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Location

Country

United States of America (USA)

State

Wisconsin

City

Madison

Source

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FOX6 News Milwaukee

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Sector

Commercial, Government

Article published date

2025-10-31

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