Tonight, the Dane County Board is slated to vote on additional funding for the jail consolidation project. If passed, the budget amendment would authorize just over $22 million in additional […]
Dane County Jail Project Hits Another Roadblock
The sole construction bid on the Dane County Jail project is $27 million over budget. And now, the County Board is looking for solutions. County officials issued a request for […]
Digging deeper into July jail attack
Last month, the Dane County Sheriff’s Office emailed local journalists about an alleged attack on a deputy by a resident of the jail. In the one-page press release, Dane […]
Common Council to Vote on Police Body-Worn Camera Pilot Program
The Common Council will decide tonight whether to begin a pilot program for body-worn cameras for police officers. That vote could be the final step in a years-long debate into […]
Dane County Jail Gets Final Price Tag
County Executive Joe Parisi announced yesterday that the final expected cost to build a new Dane County Jail is around $179 million dollars. That comes as the Dane County Jail […]
Sheriff Kalvin Barrett Calls on County Board to Put Jail Funding On Ba...
The current jail, primarily located above the City-County Building in downtown Madison, was first built in 1953, and contains no medical or mental health beds. Current Dane County Sheriff Kalvin […]
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