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Dane County Jail is urging deputies to be extra cautious with incoming mail due to a warning from Cook County Jail.
Dane County moved forward with suspending the Dane County jail construction project due to a budget overrun of $20 million and to what county officials called “inhumane” conditions in the jail. The ...
Dane County supervisors rejected a cheaper proposal to renovate the Dane County Jail at their meeting Monday night. Renovation of the Dane County Jail is necessary because of how outdated the facility ...
The Dane County Jail has 49 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result will be temporarily suspending in-person visitation and programming, ...
Saturday will mark one year since a Madison man was last seen. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office said Paul Ferrall was last ...
MADISON, Wis. (WMTV) - A water rescue is underway on Lake Mendota Tuesday afternoon, officials confirmed with WMTV. According ...
MADISON, Wis. – For an inmate at the Dane County Jail, a letter is a connection to the outside — but it’s a connection Sheriff Kalvin Barrett said should be digitized if it means safety for ...
MADISON, Wis. — Dane County’s sheriff and county executive are calling for a public referendum to determine the fate of the Dane County Jail consolidation project, saying an additional $10 ...
MADISON (WKOW) — After years of delays, Dane County officials are ready to move forward with the jail consolidation project. The county already approved $166 million for this project — but estimates ...