Cruel and Unusual? Archives - Wisconsin Watch

Coronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate

by Vanessa Swales / Wisconsin Watch February 13, 2021March 29, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced

Coronavirus Coverage, Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Inmates fear ‘the invisible enemy’ in Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons

by Parker Schorr May 21, 2020February 24, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Pay-to-stay, other fees, can put jail inmates hundreds or thousands in debt

by Izabela Zaluska September 15, 2019February 24, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

By the numbers: Jail incarceration fees in Wisconsin

by Izabela Zaluska September 15, 2019September 15, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Hard road ahead for Gov. Tony Evers’ promise to slash Wisconsin prison population

by Izabela Zaluska June 30, 2019March 16, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Government, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin’s high supervision rate can cause — rather than prevent — longer incarceration, studies show

by Izabela Zaluska June 30, 2019March 16, 2021 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin inmates report despair, little counseling in solitary confinement that can stretch on for years

by Alexandra Arriaga April 15, 2017April 22, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prison officials quietly changed mental health status of inmates in solitary, psychologist says

by Alexandra Arriaga April 15, 2017April 19, 2017 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Health & Welfare, Justice & Safety

Nearly 30 years in isolation: An inmate reflects on time in solitary

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch April 15, 2017June 12, 2019 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Judge refuses to halt force feeding of inmate in solitary confinement protest

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch July 14, 2016January 30, 2020 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Wisconsin prison officials begin force feedings as solitary confinement protest continues

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 23, 2016January 30, 2020 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

Cruel and Unusual?, Justice & Safety

Inmate hunger strike starts; aim is to end long-term isolation

by Dee J. Hall / Wisconsin Watch June 13, 2016January 30, 2020 Why you can trust Wisconsin Watch

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