Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
Male prison in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States
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::summary Male prison in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States ::
::data[format=table title="Infobox prison"]
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| prison_name | Wisconsin Secure Program Facility |
| image | Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.png |
| caption | WSPF photographed from Morrison Street in April 2022 |
| location | 1101 Morrison Drive |
| Boscobel, Wisconsin | |
| status | Open |
| classification | Maximum |
| capacity | 500 |
| opened | November 1999 |
| managed_by | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
| warden | Gary Boughton |
| population | 372 |
| :: |
| prison_name = Wisconsin Secure Program Facility | image = Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.png | caption = WSPF photographed from Morrison Street in April 2022 | location = 1101 Morrison Drive Boscobel, Wisconsin | coordinates = | status = Open | classification = Maximum | capacity = 500 | opened = November 1999 | closed = | managed_by = Wisconsin Department of Corrections | warden = Gary Boughton |population=372}}
The Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), originally the Supermax Correctional Institution, is a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison for men, located in Boscobel, Wisconsin, US. The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of Wisconsin Highway 133.
The prison has a capacity of 500. As of November 2022, the population is 372.
History
In November 1999, the WSPF opened as the Supermax Correctional Institution on a 24 acre site.
In October 2003, the prison was renamed to the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.
In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC), trying to force the agency to release a video of an explosion of a stinger grenade launched into a prisoner's cell. The video was eventually released, the AP was awarded legal fees, and the inmate settled an excessive force lawsuit with WIDOC for US$49,000 ().
Notable inmates
- Christopher Scarver (1999–2001; now at Centennial Correctional Facility in Colorado)
- Eric Hainstock, perpetrator of the 2006 Weston High School shooting
- Darrell E. Brooks Jr., perpetrator of the 2021 Waukesha parade attack
References
References
- (October 17, 2000). "Supermax Correctional Institution". [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]].
- (March 2020). "Boscobel city, Wisconsin". [[U.S. Census Bureau]].
- "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility". [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]].
- "Corrections at a glance / {{as written".
- (2017). "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility annual report (FY 2017)".
- Bauer, Scott. (October 26, 2009). "AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison". [[The Huffington Post]].
- (November 16, 2009). "Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack". Fox News.
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