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{{short description|Male prison in Boscobel, Wisconsin, United States}}
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The '''Wisconsin Secure Program Facility''' ('''WSPF'''), originally the '''[[Supermax]] Correctional Institution''',<ref name="Superduper">"[http://web.archive.org/web/20020606230437/www.wi-doc.com/supermax.htm Supermax Correctional Institution]." [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]]. June 6, 2002. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref> is a [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]] prison for men, located in [[Boscobel, Wisconsin]].<ref>"[http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5508850&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on Boscobel city, Wisconsin]." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Profile">"[http://www.wi-doc.com/WSPF.htm Wisconsin Secure Program Facility]." [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]]. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref> The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of [[Wisconsin Highway 133]].<ref name="Superduper"/>


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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 at the prison.<ref>"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2009/10/26/ap-files-lawsuit-over-vid_n_333869.html AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison]." ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. October 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref>
| 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 <br /> [[Boscobel, Wisconsin]]
| coordinates =
| status = Open
| classification = Maximum
| capacity = 500
| opened = November 1999
| closed =
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| managed_by = [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]]
| warden = Gary Boughton
|population=372}}


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The '''Wisconsin Secure Program Facility''' ('''WSPF'''), originally the '''[[Supermax]] Correctional Institution''',<ref name="Supermax">{{cite web |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20020606230437/http://www.wi-doc.com/supermax.htm |title=Supermax Correctional Institution |work=[[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]] |archive-date=June 6, 2002 |access-date=October 10, 2010 |url=http://www.wi-doc.com/supermax.htm |date=October 17, 2000 }}</ref> is a [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]] prison for men, located in [[Boscobel, Wisconsin]], US.<ref name="census">{{cite web |url=http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/MapItDrawServlet?geo_id=16000US5508850&_bucket_id=50&tree_id=420&context=saff&_lang=en&_sse=on |title=Boscobel city, Wisconsin |work=[[U.S. Census Bureau]] |access-date=October 10, 2010 }}{{dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Profile">{{cite web |url=http://www.wi-doc.com/WSPF.htm |title=Wisconsin Secure Program Facility |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914033104/http://www.wi-doc.com/WSPF.htm |archive-date=September 14, 2010 |work=[[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]] |access-date=October 10, 2020 }}</ref> The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of [[Wisconsin Highway 133]].<ref name="Supermax" />
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==Notable inmates==
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* [[Steven Avery]]{{cn|date=December 2015}}
* [[Christopher Scarver]]{{cn|date=December 2015}}


The prison has a capacity of 500. As of November 2022, the population is 372.<ref>{{cite web |title=Corrections at a glance / {{as written|Div|ison [sic]}} of Adult Institutions |url=https://www.wistatedocuments.org/digital/collection/p267601coll4/id/31837/rec/1 |website=Wisconsin Digital Archives |access-date=4 February 2023}}</ref>
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==References==

== History ==
In November 1999, the WSPF opened as the Supermax Correctional Institution on a {{convert|24|acre|adj=on}} site.<ref name="Supermax" />

In October 2003, the prison was renamed to the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2017 |title=Wisconsin Secure Program Facility annual report (FY 2017) |url=https://www.wistatedocuments.org/digital/collection/p267601coll4/id/17100/ |website=Wisconsin Digital Archives}}</ref>

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.<ref name="grenade">{{cite web |url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091026/us-inmate-grenade/ |title=AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison |work=[[The Huffington Post]] |date=October 26, 2009 |access-date=October 10, 2010 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091029105533/http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091026/us-inmate-grenade/ |archive-date=October 29, 2009 |first=Scott |last=Bauer }}</ref> 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 ({{Inflation|US|49000|2009|fmt=eq}}).<ref>{{cite news |title=Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack |url=https://www.foxnews.com/story/wisconsin-prison-releases-video-of-grenade-attack/ |access-date=August 26, 2016 |agency=Associated Press |publisher=Fox News |date=November 16, 2009 }}</ref>

== See also ==
*[[List of Wisconsin state prisons]]

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== 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 [[Waukesha Christmas parade attack|2021 Waukesha parade attack]]

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== References ==
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==External links==
== External links ==
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* "[https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/OffenderInformation/AdultInstitutions/WisconsinSecureProgramFacility.aspx Wisconsin Secure Program Facility]." [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]].
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{{Portal|Wisconsin}}
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* "[http://doc.wi.gov/families-visitors/find-facility/wisconsin-secure-program-facility Wisconsin Secure Program Facility]." [[Wisconsin Department of Corrections]].


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[[Category:Prisons in Wisconsin]]

Latest revision as of 04:40, 10 November 2024

Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
WSPF photographed from Morrison Street in April 2022
Map
Location1101 Morrison Drive
Boscobel, Wisconsin
StatusOpen
Security classMaximum
Capacity500
Population372
OpenedNovember 1999
Managed byWisconsin Department of Corrections
WardenGary Boughton

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, US.[2][3] The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of Wisconsin Highway 133.[1]

The prison has a capacity of 500. As of November 2022, the population is 372.[4]

History

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In November 1999, the WSPF opened as the Supermax Correctional Institution on a 24-acre (9.7 ha) site.[1]

In October 2003, the prison was renamed to the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.[5]

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.[6] 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 (equivalent to $69,590 in 2023).[7]

See also

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Notable inmates

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "Supermax Correctional Institution". Wisconsin Department of Corrections. October 17, 2000. Archived from the original on June 6, 2002. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boscobel city, Wisconsin". U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved October 10, 2010.[permanent dead link‍]
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility". Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Archived from the original on September 14, 2010. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. ^ "Corrections at a glance / Divison [sic] of Adult Institutions". Wisconsin Digital Archives. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility annual report (FY 2017)". Wisconsin Digital Archives. 2017.
  6. ^ Bauer, Scott (October 26, 2009). "AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison". The Huffington Post. Archived from the original on October 29, 2009. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  7. ^ "Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack". Fox News. Associated Press. November 16, 2009. Retrieved August 26, 2016.
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