Madison, Viz. – The sixth prisoner has died in the oldest prison of Wisconsin, in less than a year after the then Warden and his staff. Were charged With misconduct and serious prisoner abuse.
The criminal website of the state reform department notes that the 23 -year -old Damian Evans died on Tuesday. Vup Punn Reforming Institute. The site does not provide any details. The spokesman for the amendment did not return the message immediately on Wednesday. Dodge County’s Sheriff Del Shmit Associated Press told the Press that his agency was investigating the death of Evans but had no information to share.
Court Neline Court records show that Evans was sentenced to seven years in jail for armed robbery and an additional two -year sentence to serve together to jump bail. Both cases were registered at Rasin County.
Evans is the sixth -up prisoner to die in custody since June 2023. Two killed themselves, died of a fantanial overdose, died of a stroke, and died of a dehydration and malnutrition.
The complainant had charged last year Warden Randal Hep The misconduct and eight members of his staff, with the death of the prisoners of Cameron Williams and two prisoners of Donald Meyer, serious prisoner abuse. Three of the eight staff members were also accused of misconduct. The Hep was then retired.
According to criminal complaints, Williams died of stroke in October 2023. His body was unknown for at least 12 hours.
The mayor died of dehydration and malnutrition. He had serious mental health problems but was not given medication within eight days till the death of February 2024.
Federal investigators are also searching for the alleged smuggling rang related to the employees of the V.P. Government Tony Evers Office Fiss has said that about a dozen employees have been suspended as a result of the investigation. Former jail worker Convicted Cellphones, tobacco and drugs in September to smuggle in the convenience of money.
Wabun prisoners have filed a class-process lawsuit accusing them of lack of misconduct and health care.
The maximum security jail was created in the 1850s. Republicans and Democratic MLAs have been called for years Shut down. Concerns over the cost of local job loss and replacement prison have been made progress.
Evers, Democrat, Multitier last month, Million proposed 500 million Plan for state prisons It involves converting Vuppin to a middle security center concentrated on job training for prisoners.
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