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Taycheedah
Correctional Institution
WOMEN'S CORRECTIONAL CENTERSJohn C. Burke Correctional CenterMilwaukee Women's Correctional Center Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center
INSTITUTION MISSION STATEMENTTaycheedah
Correctional Institution is a maximum and medium security facility
entrusted with the custody and supervision of the State's
incarcerated female offenders.
SPECIAL HISTORICAL NOTES AND OTHER INSTITUTIONAL INFORMATION Taycheedah's history began in the early 1800's, when
Governor James Doty established a home in Fond du Lac, which to this day stands on the
institution grounds. In the early 1850's, female offenders were housed in the Wisconsin
State Prison, known today as Waupun Correctional Institution. In 1912, work began on the
creation of a women's facility and in 1921, the Wisconsin Industrial Home for Women was
opened. Those first women were mostly committed for so called "crimes against
morality," while repeat and more violent or serious offenders were housed at the
prison in Waupun. During the 1990's, the female offender population continued to rise to record levels. TCI pursed and was granted approved for a new 64-bed mental health unit, a 64-bed segregation unit, and a 240-bed medium security to better manage growing population. These three new units came on-line in January 2002.
ANNUAL REPORTS Additional information on TCI can be found in their annual reports.
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