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COVID rate in Wisconsin prisons five times higher than state Follow Us Question of the Day Ramiah Whiteside of Milwaukee holds a sign during a protest outside of the Wisconsin governor’s mansion in Maple Bluff, Wis., on Nov. 24, 2020. Event organizers sought to draw attention to the thousands of inmates and staff who have contracted ... more > By VANESSA SWALES of Wisconsin Watch - Associated Press - ...

COVID rate in Wisconsin prisons 5 times higher than state By: Associated Press February 20, 2021 9:32 am Signs and posters are left outside the Wisconsin governor’s mansion in Maple Bluff on June 18 as part of a “Drive to Decarcerate” event. Those attending urged Gov. Tony Evers to release inmates from Wisconsin’s overcrowded prisons to slow the spread of COVID-19. Before the pandemic, Evers set a goal to cut the state’s prison population in half. But 23 state prisons still exce...

The coronavirus has run rampant across Wisconsin’s prisons, infecting at least 2,153 staff members at adult institutions and 10,786 inmates throughout the pandemic—more than half of the inmate population.

‘He shouldn’t have had to die’: COVID-19 infects half of Wisconsin inmates, five times the overall state rate Prisoners lack space and some say rules to curb COVID-19 are unevenly enforced February 13, 2021 8:52 AM Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism Posted: Signs and posters are left outside the Wisconsin governor’s mansion in Maple Bluff, Wis., on June 18, 2020, as part of a “Drive to Decarcerate” event. Those attending urged Gov. Tony Evers to...

Winddown of de funding so they could make it up with private donations but theyve done extremely well. richard mull, a former aide, a democrat, was that was the best say to get aid. >> is that the best way for npr? jay carney said we support it. >> i think it becomes a political culture war. bill: would npr be better off if they were independent of taxpayer money? >> ron schilling said as much on the tape. why would he say that? hes the top fund-raiser for npr. the reason is there are foundation...

republicans using a legislative move to pass a budget bill that strips unions of collective bargaining rights. democrats, caught off guard, protesting the move. these now the tense moments after that vote. watch: >> this is clearly a violation of the law. you are shutting people down. it is improper for you to move forward while this is a violation of the law. youre not allowing an eldand that is wrong. now, i disagree. chairman, this is a violation of law. this is not just a rule. its...