Wisconsin
The table below displays aggregate COVID-19 data for incarcerated people and staff in carceral facilities located in Wisconsin. The State DOC Data Grade represents our assessment of the transparency and quality of those data reported by Wisconsin's state department of corrections.
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| Cumulative Cases | Active Cases | Cumulative Deaths | Tests | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Incarcerated People | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| State Adult Prisons | 13,563 | 5,229 | 1,198 | 462 | 33 | 18 | 157,008 | 60,532 | |
| Federal Prisons | 657 | 6,454 | 77 | 756 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | |
| ICE Detention Centers | 17 | 2,297 | 10 | 1,351 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | |
| State and Local Youth Facilities | 43 | 3,839 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 296 | 26,429 | |
| Staff | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | Count | Per 10k | |
| State Adult Prisons | 4,761 | 5,065 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | |
| Federal Prisons | -- | -- | 9 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- | |
Facilities by
| Facility | Incarcerated People | Staff |
|---|---|---|
Oakhill Correctional Institution State Adult Prisons | 248 | -- |
Waupun Correctional Institution State Adult Prisons | 106 | -- |
Fox Lake Correctional Institution State Adult Prisons | 106 | -- |
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility State Adult Prisons | 80 | -- |
Oxford Federal Correctional Institution Federal Prisons | 77 | 9 |
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Spikes represent the active cases in a facility for incarcerated people
Data Reporting & Quality Scorecard
Data Reporting & Quality GradeD
This scorecard assesses data reporting and quality for the state department of corrections in Wisconsin. Read more about our scoring methodology and to see how this jurisdiction compares to other state and federal systems.
Scores assessed as of October 11, 2021.
Data reporting for incarcerated people
Cumulative Cases
By facility
Cumulative Deaths
By facility
Active Cases
By facility
Tests Administered
By facility
Population
None
Vaccinations
By facility
Data reporting for staff
Cumulative Cases
By facility
Cumulative Deaths
None
Active Cases
Systemwide only
Tests Administered
None
Population
None
Vaccinations
None
Data quality
Machine Readable
Yes
Regularly Updated
Yes
Clearly Defined
Yes
Contextualized Historically
Yes
Prison and Jail Releases Related to COVID
We collect data on jurisdictions across the U.S. that have released people from adult prison and jail custody in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Click a row to view full details.
| Facility | People released | Release details | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
State-wide All | 1,600 | Parole/probation violation, Short remaining sentence | ||||||
County-wide jails Barron | 18 | Minor offenses, Other | ||||||
County-wide jails Chippewa | 50 | Other | ||||||
County-wide jails Eau Claire | 143 | Other | ||||||
County-wide jails Milwaukee | 545 | Other | ||||||
Grassroots and Community Organizing Efforts Related to COVID
Our team collects data on grassroots and community organizing efforts by incarcerated people, their families, community-based organizations, nonprofits, and advocates aimed at influencing government agencies to protect the lives of people incarcerated in prisons, jails, and detention centers against the threats posed by COVID-19. Click a row to view full details.
| Target facility | County | Date of action | Organization | Type of effort | Internal/ external | Effort concerns | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oneida County Jail | Rihnelander | 5/24/2020 | Incarcerated individuals from DOC placed in Oneida County Jail | Hunger strike | External | Accelerated releases | |
| Redgranite Correctional Institution | Redgranite | 5/11/2020 | People incarcerated at Redgranite Correctional Institute | Uprising/Protest–Internal | External | Sanitation improvements | |