The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is finishing its first round of manufacturing classes for student-inmates. The Department is using a mobile lab where students can earn technical college credits.
The president of the union that represents state prison guards is speaking out against an email sent to corrections workers by the Secretary of the Department of Corrections.
The state prison system is asking for $2.3 billion over the next two years to fund both the prisons and the parole and probation programs. Some state legislators are asking why Minnesota spends about half that amount.
