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| Wisconsin prisons to limit solitary confinement |
| By stevenspointjournal.com- Bill Lueders |
| Published: 12/15/2014 |
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The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is quietly preparing to make significant changes to its rules governing inmate discipline, amid heightened discomfort over the state's use of solitary confinement. "The disciplinary process should be used as a means to motivate the inmate to alter their negative behavior, with long-term correction of the behavior as the end goal," wrote Cathy Jess, administrator of the DOC's division of adult institutions, in a Sept. 25 memo to staff. Jess' memo, obtained by the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, sheds light on the DOC's revamping of its disciplinary code, last revised in 2001. The new code calls for speeding up the process of imposing discipline for minor offenses, while upholding the ideals of rehabilitation and fairness. Read More. |
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