Dane County Jail

Dismantling is difficult. Making the same mistakes is easy.

What’s in Dane County’s 2022 budget for care and incarceration.

A deeper look at who gets stuck in jail pre-trial and how we got here.

A sustained protest outside the Governor’s Mansion calls out the state’s failure to protect incarcerated people during the pandemic.

Dane County Supervisors dodged a vote on Resolution 145, revealing a disdain for the public and democracy itself.

In a disturbing press release, the Sheriff attacks Black citizens and the Free the 350 Bail Fund for exercising their legal rights.

Incarcerated people and their families report hellish conditions as the virus spreads in the downtown Madison lockup.