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News Releases

Institution Gardens Benefit Prisons, Food Pantries November 2, 2009
New Warden at Stanley Correctional Institution October 22, 2009
Wisconsin Implements Smart, Efficient Criminal Justice Reforms October 14, 2009
"Windows To Work" Receives Grant October 2, 2009
DOC Has First Furlough Day August 25, 2009
Secretary Appoints Executive Assistant August 6, 2009
Rescued Dogs Get Second Chances July 17, 2009
Ozanne Appointed Deputy DOC Secretary July 10, 2009
Sec. Raemisch Announces SALUTE Award Winners May 7, 2009
Sec. Raemisch Appoints Sharon Williams as Assistant Administrator May 4, 2009
Governor Announces Expansion of VINE System April 29, 2009
Statement on Pew Center Report March 2, 2009
Sec. Raemisch Writes: Criminal Justice Reforms Move Wisconsin Forward February 5, 2009
Chris Krueger Appointed Superintendent February 17, 2009
Wisconsin Most Wanted Caught in Colorado February 4, 2009
New DAI Administrator Announced January 9, 2009
Ten-Year Facility Development Plan Complete January 8, 2009
Governor Announces New Criminal Justice Initiative January 7, 2009
Wanted Sex Offender Caught in Idaho January 5, 2009
Raemisch Announces Youth Intervention Program Funds Dec. 22, 2008
Governor Announces More Information Available on Sex Offenders Nov. 18, 2008
Stipetich Named Changemaker Nov. 14, 2008
Sec. Raemisch Appoints Ross as WCC Superintendent October 22, 2008
Governor Announces More Sex Offenders Found October 20, 2008
Educator Appointed to Head Juvenile Corrections Sept. 26, 2008
New Reentry Grant Announced Sept. 9, 2008
Sec. Raemisch Announces new SPCC Superintendent August 22, 2008
DOC Assists Flooded Communities June 9, 2008
New DACC Superintendent Appointed May 21, 2008
Secretary Grants SALUTE Awards to Employees May 8, 2008
AFSCME Names Wisconsin Man Correctional Officer of the Year May 6, 2008
Federal Grant Helps Sex Offender Registry April 29, 2008
Gov. Doyle Approves $1 million for Fresh Start April 24, 2008
Job Training Agencies Selected April 14, 2008
Secretary Appoints New Warden At Kettle Moraine CI March 14, 2008
St. Croix Halfway House to Open for DOC Offenders March 10, 2008
DOC & DWD Partner on Employment and Training Pilot February 21, 2008
Counties Receive Funding for Youth Intervention Programs February 11, 2008
DOC Collaborates with Racine County on Reentry February 7, 2008
Radcliffe Named MESCC Superintendent January 25, 2008
Ozanne Appointed Executive Assistant January 18, 2008
Sec. Raemisch Announces Warden Appointments January 8, 2008
Department Secretaries Join Forces for Safer Wisconsin December 14, 2007
WCI Hostage Incident Ends November 14, 2007
Williams Appointed Milwaukee Community Corrections Chief November 5, 2007
Halloween 2007 Cautions from DOC October 26, 2007
Raemisch Announces Grant for Victim Notification October 25, 2007
John Paquin Named Warden October 24, 2007
DOC Partner Receives Grant October 4, 2007
Raemisch Names Two New Wardens Sept. 27, 2007
Jarr Named New Region 5 Chief Sept. 21, 2007
New Thompson Correctional Center Super Named Sept. 21, 2007
Racine Re-entry Receives Federal Grant Sept. 19, 2007
New DOC Deputy Secretary Named August 29, 2007
Governor Names Two New Secretaries July 20, 2007
Frank Dedicates New Learning Center July 17, 2007
McNaughton Superintendent Named June 8, 2007
Gov. Doyle Honors U.S. Troops on Memorial Day May 25, 2007
Gov. Doyle Announces Virginia Hart Award May 23, 2007
DOC Awarded for Support of Blind & Visually Impaired May 16, 2007
DOC Psychology Internship Program Accredited May 15, 2007
Day Report Center Opens in Milwaukee May 9, 2007
Frank Recognizes Winners of  new SALUTE Award May 8, 2007
Council 24 and DOC Support Special Olympics May 2, 2007
Southern Oaks Girls School Gets New Superintendent April 24, 2007
New Superintendent to Lead Gordon Correctional Center April 23, 2007
Crime Victim Advisory Committee Created April 19, 2007
Horizon Inc. Earns $450,000 Grant for Project HEART April 9, 2007
Wheelchair Recycling Receives Recognition April 9, 2007
Kalmus Named Regional Chief April 4, 2007
Sec. Frank Names Two New Wardens April 4, 2007
Governor Creates Racial Disparity Commission March 22, 2007
Gov. Doyle: More Sex Offenders Tracked Down March 20, 2007
Female Day Report Center Opens February 22, 2007
Sec. Frank Names New DAI Administrator February 21, 2007
New Settlement Reached at WSPF February 9, 2007
New Superintendent Named at Ellsworth Correctional Center December 4, 2006
Grants to 10 Counties for Youth Intervention November 20, 2006
Frank Appoints Two New Regional Chiefs November 2, 2006
Governor Announces 1,000 Sex Offenders Tracked Down October 12, 2006
New Kenosha Center Superintendent Named October 2, 2006
Gov. Doyle Gives Grants to Milwaukee &
Washington Counties
September 26, 2006
Gov. Doyle Announces AODA Treatment Grant September 18, 2006
Sec. Frank Names Two New Superintendents September 14, 2006
Barron County Receives Drug Court Dollars August 22, 2006
Governor Seeks to Stop On-Line Child Sex Predators August 17, 2006
DOC Helps to Fund St. Croix County Drug Court August 16, 2006
The New Hope Project Selected to Test Employment Strategies for Ex-Offenders August 15, 2006
Governor Announces 17 Sex Offenders Located August 8, 2006
Gov. Doyle Signs Final Labor Contracts July 18, 2006
Sec. Frank Names New Executive Assistant June 27, 2006
DOC and WHEDA Create New Fresh Start Program in Beloit June 27, 2006
DOC Opens New Beloit Day Report Center June 8, 2006
Gov. Doyle Announces Virginia Hart Award Winner May 24, 2006
Way to Track Most Wanted Sex Offenders May 24, 2006
Sec. Frank Appoints Four Superintendents May 11, 2006
Midwest SAFE Summit Tightens Net Around Sex Offenders May 11, 2006
Sec. Frank Names Two New Wardens May 11, 2006
Gov. Doyle Honors DOC Employees May 8, 2006
Wisconsin Earn 'A' in Survey on Protections Against Sex Offenders  May 5, 2006
DOC Partners with US Marshals Service April 28, 2006
Funding OK'd for Eau Claire County Drug Court April 18, 2006
New Day Report Center opens in Kenosha April 5, 2006
Governor Announces Progress in SAFE Initiative February 23, 2006
Frank Names Three New Superintendents February 2, 2006
Humphreys Named RCI Warden December 15, 2005
Gov. Doyle Announces Sex Offender Website Improvements November 30, 2005
First Meeting of SAFE Task Force November 10, 2005
Word of Hope Receives Federal Re-Entry Grant November 10, 2005
Governor Encourages Parent Use of Safetip Hotline October 28, 2005
Champagne Named Community Corrections Administrator October 18, 2005
Governor Introduces SAFE Tip Hotline October 18, 2005
Partnership Results in New Dental Laboratory September 21, 2005
Gov. Doyle Announces Sex Offender Apprehension and Felony Enforcement Initiative September 20, 2005
DOC Reorganizes Female Correctional Institutions September 8, 2005
Pam Wallace Appointed New Warden August 26, 2005
Hydro-Stripping Is New Inmate Work Program August 10, 2005
Six Inmates Charged in Prison Disturbance July 8, 2005
DOC Awarded Federal Re-Entry Grant June 29, 2005
DOC Staff Honored at Centennial Event June 17, 2005
Sec. Frank Announced Change in Headwear Policy May 26, 2005
Gov. Doyle Announces Return of Last Out of State Inmates May 10, 2005
Correctional Employees Week in 2005 May 2, 2005
Wisconsin & Minnesota DOC Leaders Meet on Meth April 19, 2005
Frank Organizes New Community Relations Board in Brown County April 15, 2005
DOC Joins in Operation Falcon April 14, 2005
Grams Sworn in As CCI Warden March 9, 2005
Two New Wardens Appointed February 24, 2005
Cheri Maples Named DCC Administrator February 16, 2005
Sec. Frank Speaks at Second Annual Mother's Fair February 16, 2005
Wardens Appointed at Columbia, Waupun & Kettle Moraine Correctional Institutions December 13, 2004
Three Women Appointed to Warden Positions December 8, 2004
New Appointments to Inmate Death Committee December 8, 2004
Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center Dedicated December 1, 2004
Hepp Sworn In as Warden of Jackson Correctional November 30, 2004
Tess & Thurmer Appointed Regional Chiefs November 29, 2004
Corrections & Waupun Memorial Hospital Reach Agreement November 5, 2004
DOC Receives Award from Council for the Blind November 5, 2004
New Warden Appointed at Oakhill Correctional Inst. October 28, 2004
New Dog Training Program At Sanger Powers Sept. 21, 2004
Community Connections Resource Fair in Racine Sept. 20, 2004
Sexual Assault of Inmates Brings Criminal Charges Sept. 15, 2004
Secretary Frank Announces Revised Sexual Misconduct Policy August 31, 2004
Community Re-Entry Program Announced July 28, 2004
Frank Names Clark as New Executive Assistant July 22, 2004
Governor Announces Reductions in Out of State Inmates June 2, 2004
Boys & Girls Club Opens at Ethan Allen School May 4, 2004
New Name for Chippewa Falls Facility March 19, 2004
Raemisch Named Deputy Secretary March 18, 2004
New Administrator for Juvenile Corrections Named March 15, 2004
Governor Re-dedicates Black River Correctional Ctr. March 11, 2004
Directors Named at Sentencing Commission January 29, 2004
DOC Signs 11 County Jail Contracts December 4, 2003
Mentoring Key Children's Program September 8, 2003
New Warden Appointed At Racine Correctional Inst. August 19, 2003
First Females Graduate from St. Croix Correctional Ctr August 11, 2003
New Lisbon & Highview Facilities to Open July 21, 2003
Inmate Art Featured at Milwaukee Auction April 28, 2003
New Victims Voice Website Announced

April 8, 2003

Events Planned for Crime Victims Rights Week 2003 April 4, 2003
Second Chance Job Fair March 26, 2003 March 25, 2003
Victims Rights Activities at Department of Corrections March 17, 2003
John Dipko
Public Information Director
Phone: (608) 240-5060
11/02/09