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The warden of a maximum-security Wisconsin prison and eight members of his staff have been charged following investigations into the deaths of four inmates at the troubled facility over the past year.
Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt, who led the investigations into the deaths, said at a news conference Wednesday that Waupun Correctional Institution’s warden, Randall Hepp, is charged with misconduct in
Waupun Correctional Institution warden Randall Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face felony charges of inmate abuse.
A Waupun prison warden was jailed hours before a scheduled news conference where officials planned to discuss the findings of death investigations.