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Oct 2, 2023 · Six people have died at the Milwaukee County Jail in just over a year. The people housed there report inadequate conditions and led a protest this summer.
Jan 26, 2024 · A former Milwaukee County jail worker was sentenced to 18 months probation in connection to the death of a high-profile inmate back in January 2023.
Feb 8, 2024 · Following inmate deaths, Milwaukee County approves outside audit of jail. Milwaukee County is hiring an independent auditor to study operations at the downtown jail after the deaths of six incarcerated people over 14 months led to protests about conditions in the facility.
Sep 12, 2023 · The mother of a woman who died in the Milwaukee County Jail shared her heartbreak during a public hearing on Sept. 11, as the sheriff looked on.
- Jason Calvi
Dec 22, 2023 · MILWAUKEE - A year after her death, the Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office has shared the final report on a woman's death that occurred inside the county jail. On Dec. 16, 2022,...
Aug 1, 2022 · No criminal charges will be issued for any of the four deaths in the Milwaukee County Jail between January 2020 and April 2021, but three corrections officers involved in two incidents are no...
Apr 8, 2023 · Jail safety advocates say Milwaukee County Sheriff Denita Ball refuses to meaningfully engage with them about how to improve conditions at the Milwaukee County Jail, where four people have died since June.
