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| Prison marks 20th anniversary, looks to future |
| By lacrossetribune.com- Cassandra Colson |
| Published: 05/23/2016 |
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TOWN OF BROCKWAY — A group of residents heard the state of Wisconsin wanted to add prison beds to its correctional system in the 1980s. Their hard work and lobbying led to the medium-security Jackson Correctional Institution opening in the town of Brockway in 1996. “They felt that Jackson County … would be a good site for a prison and that it would have economic impacts for the county,” said Warden Lizzie Tegels, who has led the prison since 2013. “They did see it as an economic boost and a job source for the county.” Read More. |
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