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• COVID-19 outbreak at Wis. prison tops 260 active cases, DOC says

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  Kettle Moraine is the Wisconsin prison with the highest number of COVID-19 cases among inmates since the pandemic began in March

• New program bridges gap between release, rehab for addicted Wis. inmates

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  Inmates will get an injection of Vivitrol, which blocks brain receptors so opioids have no effect, before leaving jail in hopes it will give them time to set up a treatment program so they can stay sober

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• After juvenile justice overhaul, Wis. lawmakers look at changes to adult corrections system

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  With the number of prisoners continuing to rise, some lawmakers believe the time is ripe to make fresh changes to the adult criminal justice system

• Wis. inmates train dogs to service disabled vets, others

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  The program, created by Sister Pauline Quinn, has been around since 2012 and has graduated 61 dogs to loving homes

• Activists offer opportunity to experience solitary confinement

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  Justice Overcoming Borders, Beloit's chapter of the NAACP and Beloit College's Spiritual Life Program will present the replica to the public Oct. 27-30

• Local training class graduates 28 new Wis. correctional officers

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  Graduates thought there was an advantage to training at the local facility, since it gave them a chance t train in the actual environment they’ll be working in

• Wis. correctional officer accused of beating inmate had prior criminal record

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  A search of the officer’s belongings turned up a firearm inside his backpack, which was in a secure part of the facility

• Officers save Wis. inmate who attempts to hang himself

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  Officers with the Dane County Jail are being credit with preventing an inmate's suicide

• Wis. legislators propose raising conviction cap to $1M

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  A bipartisan group of state lawmakers is moving to dramatically re-structure compensation rules for people wrongly convicted in Wisconsin

• Wis. prison inmates transcribe books, music for the blind

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  Earning 35 cents an hour and working seven hours daily Monday through Friday, inmates perform the painstaking work to help unlock textbooks for blind and seeing-impaired students

• Judge delays Slender Man case pending appeals court decision

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  An appeals court is deciding whether to review a decision to keep the case in adult court

• Wis. lawmaker calls for state Corrections Department audit

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  Calling for an audit by the non-partisan Legislative Audit Bureau to look into unsafe working conditions

• Transgender inmate sues Wis. prison officials to live as woman

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  Dominique Gulley, also known as Teriyaki Ariana Daniels-Wilds, describes herself as from several ethnic backgrounds and having identified as female since she was 8

• Wis. investigating plans to 'sabotage' correctional officer recruitment

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  Social media posts allegedly threatened to do physical harm to those manning fair recruitment booth; people reported being harassed and threatened while trying to approach the booth last year

• Wis. county's new compensation system shows more appreciation of correctional officers

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  Eau Claire County Board adopted a long-awaited salary and job classification schedule Tuesday night for non-union county employees that attempts to make wages and compensation equivalent to similar-sized communities

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