MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Democratic lawmakers have introduced a sweeping legislative package to address deteriorating conditions in Wisconsin prisons. The prison system’s chronic struggles with staffing shortages have led to lockdowns at prisons in Waupun, Green Bay and Stanley that have gone on for months. Three Waupun inmates have died over the last four months. The Democrats’ legislation includes measures requiring hot showers, tolerable temperatures in cells and in-person visits. The bills don’t address the prison system’s staffing shortages, however, or explain how the mandates would be met without adding more guards.
