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State Corrections chief questions Columbia prison staff concerns in meeting with lawmakers
By madison.com- Jonathan Stefonek
Published: 10/12/2015

The head of the state Department of Corrections, Edward F. Wall, met Thursday in Madison with two area lawmakers to discuss concerns of under-staffing, over-working, and growing violence at Columbia Correctional Institution and other Wisconsin prisons.

State Sen. Jon Erpenbach, D-Middleton, and Rep. Dave Considine, D-Baraboo, called for the meeting following a Sept. 8 listening session with CCI staff members in Portage. Wall agreed to a meeting, though not at the Capitol, and with about 10 other senior Corrections staff present.

Erpenbach and Considine were joined at Thursday’s meeting by a staff member. As they waited, Erpenbach made clear his willingness to immediately walk if the meeting turned out to be a PowerPoint presentation.

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