Fentech started working with the DOC's work release program a year prior to the pandemic and it’s helped the company fill vacancies it struggled to fill, said Renee Heytens, human resources manager.
Douglas County officials two decades ago had a goal: to get a state-operated prison built in Parkland immediately south of Superior. Superior Days delegates lobbied in Madison. A local task force looked at the possible impacts. The Douglas County...
The Sept. 14 edition incorrectly noted Northern Lights Elementary School honors as a Wisconsin School of Recognition; the school also received the honor for the 2010-11 school year. The Telegram apologizes for the error.
A story in Wednesday's Telegram inaccurately portrayed Senate Republicans actions concerning a vote on the mining bill. There was no vote taken on the bill, which would have been defeated after all 16 senate Democrats, and Sen. Dale Schultz, R-Ri...
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is adopting a new data processing system to track inmates from the day they enter prison through the completion of their probation or parole. DOC Secretary Rick Raemisch says it's part of a new effort to re...
MADISON - Department of Corrections Secretary Rick Raemisch on Friday announced the appointment of Wayne Olson as superintendent of Gordon Correctional Center. The correctional facility is the northernmost Center of the Wisconsin Correctional Cen...