Evers cast the proposal as a better option than building a new adult prison that he said would take at least a decade to ...

In the 19th century, the number of people in prisons grew dramatically. Prison sentences became a far more common punishment as many forms of corporal punishments died out. Many new prisons were ...

Works to improve the Moorish Castle visitor experience which includes opening the former Garrison Prison for a ‘dungeon ...

MADISON, Wis. — Wisconsin's second-oldest prison, built in the 1800s and long targeted for closure, would finally be shuttered under a new plan from Gov. Tony Evers that proposes sweeping ...