Wisconsin Department of Corrections
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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is an administrative department in the executive branch
of the state of Wisconsin
responsible for corrections
in Wisconsin, including state prison
s. As of 2011, the department is administered by Secretary Gary Hamblin. The DOC secretary is appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin
and confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. Divisions of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections include: the Division of Juvenile Corrections, the Division of Adult Institutions, the Division of Community Corrections and Division of Management Services. It has its headquarters in Madison
.
In June 2008, over 120 minimum-security supervised inmate workers were used to assist in filling sandbags and flood cleanup during the flooding
.
The "type 1 secured juvenile correctional facilities" (JCI) include:
The state also uses type 2 residential care facilities.
Facilities that are now closed include:
Executive (government)
Executive branch of Government is the part of government that has sole authority and responsibility for the daily administration of the state bureaucracy. The division of power into separate branches of government is central to the idea of the separation of powers.In many countries, the term...
of the state of Wisconsin
Wisconsin
Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States and is part of the Midwest. It is bordered by Minnesota to the west, Iowa to the southwest, Illinois to the south, Lake Michigan to the east, Michigan to the northeast, and Lake Superior to the north. Wisconsin's capital is...
responsible for corrections
Corrections
In criminal justice, particularly in North America, correction, corrections, and correctional, are umbrella terms describing a variety of functions typically carried out by government agencies and involving the punishment, treatment, and supervision of persons who have been convicted of crimes....
in Wisconsin, including state prison
Prison
A prison is a place in which people are physically confined and, usually, deprived of a range of personal freedoms. Imprisonment or incarceration is a legal penalty that may be imposed by the state for the commission of a crime...
s. As of 2011, the department is administered by Secretary Gary Hamblin. The DOC secretary is appointed by the Governor of Wisconsin
Governor of Wisconsin
The Governor of Wisconsin is the highest executive authority in the government of the U.S. state of Wisconsin. The position was first filled by Nelson Dewey on June 7, 1848, the year Wisconsin became a state...
and confirmed by the Wisconsin Senate. Divisions of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections include: the Division of Juvenile Corrections, the Division of Adult Institutions, the Division of Community Corrections and Division of Management Services. It has its headquarters in Madison
Madison, Wisconsin
Madison is the capital of the U.S. state of Wisconsin and the county seat of Dane County. It is also home to the University of Wisconsin–Madison....
.
In June 2008, over 120 minimum-security supervised inmate workers were used to assist in filling sandbags and flood cleanup during the flooding
June 2008 Midwest floods
The June 2008 Midwestern United States floods were flooding events which affected portions of the Midwest United States. After months of heavy precipitation, a number of rivers overflowed their banks for several weeks at a time and broke through levees at numerous locations. Flooding continued...
.
Division of Adult Institutions
The Division of Adult Institutions (DAI) oversees 20 adult facilities and the Bureau of Correctional Enterprises, the Bureau of Health Services and the Bureau of Offender Classification and Movement. The division also administers the Wisconsin Correctional Center System, which consists of 13 facilities statewide that assist inmates in reintegration to the community.Division of Juvenile Corrections
The division has juvenile facilities.The "type 1 secured juvenile correctional facilities" (JCI) include:
- Lincoln Hills School
- Prior to 1994 the state juvenile institution for girls was located at Lincoln Hills. After June 1, 2011, the students at Ethan Allen and Southern Oaks were consolidated into Lincoln Hills. Girls are held at a separate facility called "Copper Lake School," within Lincoln Hills.
- Cadet Achievement Program (CAP)
- Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center (MJTC)
- SPRITE (Support, Perseverance, Respect, Initiative, Teamwork and Education) Program
The state also uses type 2 residential care facilities.
Facilities that are now closed include:
- Ethan Allen School (DelafieldDelafield, WisconsinDelafield is a city in Waukesha County, Wisconsin, along the Bark River, and a suburb of Milwaukee. The population was 6,472 at the 2000 census....
) - Closed on July 1, 2011.- Facility was converted from the Wisconsin State TB Sanitarium to a juvenile facility in April 1959.
- Southern Oaks Girls School - Closed on July 1, 2011.
Division of Community Corrections
One of the functions of the Division of Community Corrections is the operation and maintenance of the Wisconsin sex offender registry program.Fallen officers
Since the establishment of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, 1 officer has died in the line of duty.See also
- List of United States state correction agencies
- List of law enforcement agencies in Wisconsin
- List of Wisconsin state prisons
- Wisconsin witch huntWisconsin witch huntThe Wisconsin witch hunt was a 2001-2002 political scandal and religious persecution in which two Wisconsin politicians used their public offices to attempt to terminate the employment of a Wisconsin state employee because of her unpopular religious beliefs as a Wiccan or witch.-Genesis of...
External links
- http://www.wi-doc.com/