The Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), originally the
Supermax Correctional Institution,
is a
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) is an administrative department in the executive branch of the state of Wisconsin responsible for corrections in Wisconsin, including state prisons and community supervision. The secretary is a cab ...
prison for men, located in
Boscobel, Wisconsin
Boscobel is a city in Grant County, Wisconsin, United States. The population was 3,286 at the 2020 census. Approximately 0.6 mi. (1 km) to the north of the city, across a riparian swamp, is the Wisconsin River. U.S. Route 61 crosse ...
, US.
The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of
Wisconsin Highway 133
State Trunk Highway 133 (often called Highway 133, STH-133 or WIS 133) is a state highway in the U.S. state of Wisconsin. It runs in north–south in south central Wisconsin from near Tennyson to near Lone Rock.
Route description
Starting ...
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The prison has a capacity of 500. As of November 2022, the population is 372.
History
In November 1999, the WSPF opened as the Supermax Correctional Institution on a site.
In October 2003, the prison was renamed to the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility.
In 2009, the
Associated Press
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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.
The video was eventually released, the AP was awarded legal fees, and the inmate settled an excessive force lawsuit with the Wisconsin DOC for US$49,000 ().
See also
*
List of Wisconsin state prisons
This is a list of state prisons in Wisconsin. It does not include federal prisons or county jails located in the state of Wisconsin.
Prisons
* Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Facility (formerly Highview; inmate operating capacity 450)
* ...
Notable inmates
*
Christopher Scarver
Christopher J. Scarver Sr. (born July 6, 1969) is an American convicted triple-murderer who is best-known for murdering his fellow inmates Jeffrey Dahmer, a serial killer, and Jesse Anderson, a murderer, at the Columbia Correctional Institut ...
(1999–2001; now at
Centennial Correctional Facility
Centennial Correctional Facility (CCF) is a prison located in the East Canon complex in Fremont County, Colorado, Fremont County, just east of Canon City, Colorado. CCF consists of two separate buildings, North and South. The South facility, op ...
in Colorado)
* Eric Hainstock, perpetrator of the
2006 Weston High School shooting
References
External links
*
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility"
Wisconsin Department of Corrections
The Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WIDOC) is an administrative department in the executive branch of the state of Wisconsin responsible for corrections in Wisconsin, including state prisons and community supervision. The secretary is a cab ...
.
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Prisons in Wisconsin
Buildings and structures in Grant County, Wisconsin
1999 establishments in Wisconsin