Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
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| Location | 1101 Morrison Drive Boscobel, Wisconsin |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 288 |
| Opened | November 1999 |
| Managed by | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
The Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), originally the Supermax Correctional Institution,[1] is a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison for men, located in Boscobel, Wisconsin.[2][3] The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of Wisconsin Highway 133.[1]
In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against WIDOC, trying to force the agency to release a video of an explosion of a stinger grenade launched into a prisoner's cell.[4] The video was eventually released, the AP awarded legal fees, and the inmate settled an excessive force lawsuit with the Wisconsin DOC for $49,000.[5]
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References
- ^ a b "Supermax Correctional Institution." Wisconsin Department of Corrections. June 6, 2002. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Boscobel city, Wisconsin." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility." Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
- ^ "AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison." The Huffington Post. October 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
- ^ "Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack". Fox News. Associated Press. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2016.
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