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One Child, $463,000 Per Year: Ballooning Costs of Troubled Lincoln Hills Youth Prison

December 7, 2024

A budget request would nearly double incarceration costs in Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. Many say the funds would be better used to prevent crime. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch and Devin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Darrin Madison, Devin Blake, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Justice System, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mario Koran

‘Use Your Voice’: Ex-Incarcerated Milwaukee Man Cherishes Regained Voting Rights

November 9, 2024

“If your vote wasn’t important, why is that the first thing they take when they take your freedom?” asks Ray Mendoza. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch Ray Mendoza doesn’t care who you vote for. … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Mario Koran, Ray Mendoza, Voting Rights

Short on Fixes for Prison Problems, Wisconsin Weighs Independent Oversight

September 7, 2024

Many other states have offices to scrutinize prison conditions and explore improvements. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch Wisconsin lawmakers have offered few remedies for deteriorating prison … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Criminal Justice Reform, Mario Koran, Prison Conditions, Waupun Correctional Institution

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My Unlikely Path From Jail to Journalism

July 13, 2024

While serving a sentence for burglary, I enrolled in a college journalism class. When I interviewed my correctional officer, my world broadened. By Mario Koran The New York Times / Wisconsin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Autobiographies, Journalism, Mario Koran

Former Waupun Prison Warden and Employees Charged in Prisoner Deaths

June 7, 2024

Prisoners had complained about a months-long lockdown that cut them off from family members and timely medical care. By Mario Koran The New York Times / Wisconsin Watch The former warden of a … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Mario Koran, Prison Deaths, Randall Hepp, Waupun Correctional Institution

10 Guards, 900 Inmates: Wisconsin Prisons See Dire Results of Ignored Warnings

February 10, 2024

An extreme shortage of guards at Wisconsin’s prisons slowed basic operations to a crawl. Inmates escaped, prisons locked down and conditions deteriorated. By Mario Koran The New York Times / … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Department of Corrections, Ed Wall, Justin Mayo, Mario Koran, Prison Guard Shortages, Staffing Shortages, Stanley Correctional Institution

Second Prisoner Dies During Waupun Correctional Institution Lockdown; Restrictions Linger at Two Additional Prisons

October 28, 2023

Staffing shortages limit prisoner movement in Waupun, Green Bay and Stanley correctional institutions — more facilities than previously disclosed. By Mario Koran The New York Times Wisconsin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Mario Koran, Prison Deaths, Prison Lockdowns, Talib Akbar, Tyshun Lemons, Waupun Correctional Institution

Inside Waupun Correctional Institution’s ‘nightmare’ lockdown

August 18, 2023

Prisoners describe unsanitary conditions and a dearth of medical care. Experts say staffing shortages are contributing to lockdowns across the country. By Mario Koran The New York Times … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Jayvonna Flemming, Mario Koran, Prison Lockdowns, Waupun Correctional Institution

Wisconsin Students With Disabilities Often Denied Public School Options

June 2, 2023

Wisconsin lets public schools reject applications of students with disabilities who seek transfers across district lines — a form of exclusion courts have upheld. By Mario Koran Wisconsin … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Beth Wisniewski, Disability Discrimination, Mario Koran, Penfield Montessori Academy, School Choice

Tired of Turmoil, Kiel Residents Rebuke Far-Right School Officials

January 27, 2023

By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch Rebuking far-right officials who last year gained control of their school board, concerned residents of Kiel, Wisconsin, this month clawed back political power … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Bomb Threats, Kiel Area School District, Mario Koran, Racial Bullying

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