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(Reuters) - The embattled warden of a Wisconsin prison that was under federal investigation was charged with misconduct in public office on Wednesday, court record showed, after four inmates at the maximum security facility died over the last year....
A Wisconsin prison warden and 8 staff members have been charged after investigations found the guards failed to provide basic care for inmates who died on their watch.
A Waupun prison warden was jailed hours before a scheduled news conference where officials planned to discuss the findings of death investigations.
Waupun Correctional Institution warden Randall Hepp is charged with misconduct in public office. The other eight face felony charges of inmate abuse.