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The '''Wisconsin Secure Program Facility''' ('''WSPF'''), originally the '''[[Supermax]] Correctional Institution''',<ref name="Supermax">"[https://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="Supermax" />
The '''Wisconsin Secure Program Facility''' ('''WSPF'''), originally the '''[[Supermax]] Correctional Institution''',<ref name="Supermax">"[https://web.archive.org/web/20020606230437/http://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]{{Dead link|date=March 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}." [[U.S. Census Bureau]]. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref><ref name="Profile">"[http://www.wi-doc.com/WSPF.htm Wisconsin Secure Program Facility] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100914033104/http://www.wi-doc.com/WSPF.htm |date=2010-09-14 }}." [[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="Supermax" />


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.<ref>"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091026/us-inmate-grenade/ AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison]." ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. October 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/11/16/wisconsin-prison-releases-video-grenade-attack.html|accessdate=26 August 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Fox News|date=16 November 2009}}</ref>
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.<ref>"[http://www.huffingtonpost.com/huff-wires/20091026/us-inmate-grenade/ AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison]." ''[[The Huffington Post]]''. October 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack|url=http://www.foxnews.com/story/2009/11/16/wisconsin-prison-releases-video-grenade-attack.html|accessdate=26 August 2016|agency=Associated Press|publisher=Fox News|date=16 November 2009}}</ref>

Revision as of 11:55, 29 March 2020

Wisconsin Secure Program Facility
Map
Location1101 Morrison Drive
Boscobel, Wisconsin
StatusOpen
Security classMaximum
Capacity500
OpenedNovember 1999
Managed byWisconsin 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]

Notable Inmates

References

  1. ^ a b "Supermax Correctional Institution." Wisconsin Department of Corrections. June 6, 2002. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  2. ^ "Boscobel city, Wisconsin[permanent dead link]." U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  3. ^ "Wisconsin Secure Program Facility Archived 2010-09-14 at the Wayback Machine." Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  4. ^ "AP Files Lawsuit Over Video Of Grenade Detonation At Wisconsin Prison." The Huffington Post. October 26, 2009. Retrieved on October 10, 2010.
  5. ^ "Wisconsin Prison Releases Video of Grenade Attack". Fox News. Associated Press. 16 November 2009. Retrieved 26 August 2016.

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