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“Several dozen people rallied outside the Department of Corrections headquarters in Madison [on July 15], calling for an end to prison overcrowding.
“More than 23,600 adults are locked up in the state’s prisons, and that number is approaching a record high.
“Compared to what it was designed for, Wisconsin’s prison system is over capacity by more than 5,000 people, according to DOC figures.
“Those numbers are unsustainable, said Mark Rice, an activist with the criminal justice reform group WISDOM Wisconsin.
“‘This crisis is creating unsafe and unstable conditions, both for people who work within the prisons and for incarcerated people,’ said Rice, who used to be incarcerated.
This crisis is creating unsafe and unstable conditions, both for people who work within the prisons and for incarcerated people
“Overcrowding is particularly acute for incarcerated women in Wisconsin. A recently released external report found that, on average, Wisconsin’s women’s prisons were at 166 percent capacity while men’s prisons were at 130 percent capacity. That report was completed by the firm Falcon, Inc. and paid for by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. …
“Most of the living quarters within Wisconsin prisons are not air conditioned, and extreme heat can become dangerous for people with certain medical conditions.
“The protesters called for an end to what are often referred to as crimeless revocations, where someone is sent back to prison for violating the terms of their probation, parole or extended supervision rather than for committing a new crime. Violations can include things like failing a sobriety test, leaving the state without permission or failing to show up for an appointment with a DOC agent.”
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