MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Wisconsin’s prisons secretary is retiring as lockdowns at two institutions continue. Gov. Tony Evers announced Friday that Department of Corrections Secretary Kevin Carr is stepping down on March 8 after serving five years in the position. The governor says he plans to name Carr’s replacement in the coming weeks. Carr struggled throughout his tenure with a shortage of guards. The shortage grew so severe last year that prisons in Green Bay, Waupun and Stanley instituted lockdowns. Some movement restrictions have since eased, but the lockdowns are still ongoing in Green Bay and Waupun. A group of Waupun inmates filed a federal lawsuit in October, saying conditions there amount to cruel and unusual punishment.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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