Communications Office


DOC Media Line: (608) 240-5060

Email Address: DOCmedia@wisconsin.gov


If you are not a member of the media, please call (608) 240-5000 or contact DOC for assistance.

Public records requests can be submitted directly into the public records request portal or sent to DOCmedia@wisconsin.gov.

Accredited media can email DOCmedia@wisconsin.gov to be added to our media contact list.


Interviewing Persons in our Care (PIOCs) 

To request that the Department facilitate an interview with a person in our care (PIOC), please email DOCmedia@wisconsin.gov and include at least the following information:

  • Full name and DOC number of the PIOC as noted in DOC's Inmate and Offender Search;

  • Your name, contact information (including phone number and email address), and organization; and

  • Any information regarding the interview you would like us to consider.

Each request is reviewed in line with state law and Department policies. Once a decision has been reached, we will advise you whether the DOC is able to facilitate your request. Typically, we are able to provide a response within one calendar week, however some requests may require additional time.


Resources for Media

PDF formatOpportunities and Options Resource Guide: Provides information on community service projects, primary treatment programs, vocational programs, education programs, and correctional industries at DOC facilities.

DOC's Data and Research Unit produces information in a number of areas, including recidivism and reincarceration and weekly population reports, as well as interactive dashboards on prison admissions, prison population, prison releases, and recidivism.

Press Releases

2024

December 13: PDF formatNLCI, UW-La Crosse Initiative Supports Parents in Prison

November 26: PDF format21st Monitor Report Finds Atmosphere Improved at LHS/CLS

November 11: PDF formatDOC Students Recognized for Academic Achievement 

October 17: PDF formatDOC Agents, Law Enforcement Team Up for Trick-or-Treat

October 10: PDF formatStanley Correctional Builds Beds for 'Sleep in Heavenly Peace'

October 3: PDF formatFirst Job Lab in Probation and Parole Office Opens

August 28: PDF format20th Monitor Report Shows Progress at LHS, CLS

July 22: PDF formatProgress Report: Green Bay Correctional Institution Resumes Normal Operations

June 26: PDF formatLincoln Hills Youth Counselor Dies After Assault

June 25: PDF formatTwo Staff Members Injured at Lincoln Hills School

June 5: PDF formatDOC Statement from Secretary Hoy Regarding Dodge County Sheriff Announcement

June 3: PDF formatProgress Report on Changes at Wisconsin's Correctional Institutions

May 31: PDF formatGrants Give 95 New Grads Second Chance

April 5: PDF formatClasses Resume at WCI Education Building as DOC Graduates Largest Class to Date

April 5: PDF formatLatest Report Highlights Progress at LHS, CLS

March 1: PDF formatSecretary Kevin A. Carr Announces Retirement from DOC

February 21: PDF formatDOC Celebrates 214 New Correctional Officers at Graduation

January 31: PDF formatDOC Continues to Increase Movement at Waupun, Green Bay Facilities

2023

December 15: PDF formatDOC Celebrates Security Staff Graduates at Madison College

November 1: PDF formatMonitor Report Identifies Continued Progress at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

July 20: PDF formatFond du Lac Police Investigating Death at Taycheedah Correctional Institution

July 5: PDF formatMonitor Report Identifies Continued Progress at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

March 8: PDF formatMonitor Notes "Significant Progress" at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

February 23: PDF formatAssisted Needs Unit Opens at Oakhill Correctional Institution

2022

December 6: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Launches Behavioral Motivation System at Juvenile Facilities

September 9: PDF formatStaff, Youth Positive Despite Staffing Situation at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

September 9: PDF formatDOC Show Off New Addition to Waupun Farm Facility

August 15: PDF formatMen at Oakhill Correctional Institution Honored for Educational Achievements

August 1: PDF formatCollaboration Helps Men Prepare to Rejoin State Workforce

August 1: PDF formatNew Entrance Procedures at DOC's Secure Facilities

June 29: PDF formatOpportunity and Hard Work Lead to Big Day for Nine Men

June 23: PDF formatHelping an Underutilized Resource Boost Wisconsin's Workforce

May 20: PDF formatFirst Group of DOC Students Earn Diplomas through New Madison College Program

April 15: PDF formatDOC Working to Add Vendors to Property Contract

April 8: PDF formatResponse to Signing of 2021 Wisconsin Act 252

March 9: PDF formatNew Report Shows Impact of DOC Programs on Recidivism

February 25:PDF formatDOC Lifting Suspension on In-Person Visits

February 2: PDF formatLatest Monitor's Report Notes Continued Progress

January 21: PDF formatDOC Provides KN95 Masks for Staff and Persons in Their Care

January 21: PDF formatDOC, MATC Celebrate Graduates, Growing Partnership

January 13: PDF formatDOC Implementing Temporary Changes as Omicron Cases Rise

2021

December 13: PDF formatYoung Men at Racine Correctional Facility Present Work to Potential Employers

December 9: PDF formatNew Assisted Needs Facility Complete, Being Readied for Patients

November 16: PDF formatMonitor Notes Significant Improvements in Atmosphere and Morale at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

November 3: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Switching to Photocopied Personal Mail to Address Drug Concerns

July 27: PDF formatGraduation at Waupun Correctional Institution a First for Wisconsin DOC

July 26: PDF formatLatest Report Shows Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake Moving in Right Direction, Grappling with Change

July 15: PDF formatDOC Offering Vaccination During Visitation

April 12: PDF formatTemporary Change to Mail Processing at Fox Lake Correctional Institution

January 26: PDF formatMonitor's Report Highlights Positive Trends at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

January 15: PDF formatDOC, MATC Honor Fourteen Graduates

January 11: PDF formatDOC Announces New Leadership Appointments

January 7: PDF formatNew Job Center Opening at Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility

2020

December 23: PDF formatCamp Reunite Partners with Wisconsin DOC for Special Holiday Deliveries

December 1: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Closing a Cell Hall at Waupun Correctional Institution

October 27: PDF format7th Monitor Report Highlights Continued Compliance with Court Order

October 16: PDF formatWisconsin Adopts Policy to Suspend Rather than Terminate Medicaid Coverage for Incarcerated Individuals

September 22: PDF formatAugust 1 Incident at Lincoln Hills Prompts Operational Changes

September 14: PDF formatVideo Visits Keep Those in DOC Care Connected to Loved Ones during Pandemic

September 8: PDF formatDOC's Oregon Farm Earns Achievement Award

September 3: PDF formatDOC Announces Appointments of Two Wardens

August 24: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Nursing Director Honored by Peers

August 18: PDF formatSecond Round of Mass Testing Underway at Green Bay Correctional Institution

August 13: PDF formatDOC's Division of Community Corrections Makes Major Upgrade

August 12: PDF formatMessage from DOC Secretary Kevin Carr: The Importance of Person First Language

July 20: PDF formatComprehensive Testing for COVID-19 at DOC Institutions Complete

July 16: PDF formatApril Escape Leads to Changes at Columbia Correctional Institution

July 8: PDF format6th Monitor Report Highlights Improvements at Lincoln Hills/Copper Lake

June 22: PDF formatCOVID-19 Testing More than Halfway Complete at DOC Institutions 

June 12: PDF format Klint Trevino Announced as Superintendent for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools

May 8: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Increasing COVID-19 Testing for Persons in our Care and Staff

April 17: PDF formatCapture of Columbia Correctional Institution Inmates

April 16: PDF formatColumbia Correctional Institution Escapes

2019

August 7: PDF formatSecretary-Designee Carr Appoints Ron Hermes as new Division of Juvenile Corrections Administrator

May 8: PDF formatTeacher Appreciation Week: Thank you to Department of Corrections teachers!

May 5: PDF formatNurse Appreciation Week: Thank you to our DOC nursing staff!

May 5: PDF formatDepartment of Corrections Recognizes Staff During Correctional Employees Week

April 2: PDF formatEmployers meet with Governor Evers, Wisconsin Departments of Corrections and Workforce Development Secretary-Designees at Oakhill Job Center

January 29: PDF formatWisconsin Department of Corrections Modifies Operations due to Executive Order #7

2018

December 20: PDF formatMinimum-Security Inmates Earn Technical College Certificates in High-Demand Occupation

November 15: PDF formatInmate Apprenticeships Provide Valuable Skills After Release

November 12: PDF formatNew Job Center Builds on Department s Success Training Inmates for Careers in the Community

October 23: PDF formatProbation and Parole Agents, Law Enforcement Work Together to Protect Communities during Halloween Trick-or-Treating

October 11: Links to external siteGrowing Our Workforce: Governor Walker Announces Plan to Expand Worker Training within Wisconsin s Correctional Institutions

August 7: PDF formatFourteen Offenders with Opioid Addictions Get a Second Chance PDF formatFact Sheet

August 6: PDF formatDepartment of Corrections Celebrates Assistance Dog Week

August 2: PDF formatDOC Announces Recruitment Fairs for Open Security Positions PDF formatCareer Fairs Flyer

July 30: PDF formatMinimum-Security Inmates Complete Technical College Certificate Program for Construction

July 9: PDF formatDOC, Hometown Heroes Host First-Ever Camp Reunite

June 28: PDF formatMinimum-Security Inmates Complete Industrial Maintenance Program

June 21: PDF formatInmates Complete Gas Metal Arc Welding Program

June 18: PDF formatInmates Complete Nicolet College Mechanical Maintenance Program

June 5: PDF formatWisconsin DOC Teams Raise Nearly $40,000 for Special Olympics

June 1: PDF formatStatement Regarding Settlement in J.J. et al v. Litscher et alPDF formatSettlement Agreement

May 23: Governor Walker Appoints Cathy Jess to Serve as Secretary of the Department of Corrections, Thanks Jon Litscher for His Many Years of Service to Wisconsin

May 18: PDF format41 Correctional Officers Graduate from Local Pre-Service Academy Held in Green Bay

May 7: PDF formatDepartment Kicks Off Correctional Employees Week PDF formatProclamation

April 20: PDF formatStanley Inmates Participate in Spring Graduation Ceremony

April 17: PDF formatDOC AND WDVA Host Resource Fairs for Incarcerated Veterans ZIP formatPictures

April 12: PDF formatInmate Workers Earn Dairy Worker Training Certificate JPG image formatPicture JPG image formatPicture

April 9: PDF formatDepartment of Corrections Recognizes Crime Victims Rights Week PDF formatProclamation

March 20: PDF formatDepartment of Corrections Reaches Settlement Regarding November 2015 Incident at Copper Lake School PDF formatSupporting Documents

March 5: PDF formatJackson Correctional Institution Hosts Appreciation Night for Can Do Canines Fosters

February 22: PDF formatDepartment of Corrections Celebrates Opioid Addiction Treatment Program Participants PDF formatProgram Fact Sheet

January 4: Governor Walker Announces Plan to Provide a Long-Term Solution for Wisconsin's Juvenile Corrections and Treatment Systems