DOC: Washburn jail fails key classification design, county housing inmates in other counties
A Department of Corrections official told the Washburn County board the jail repeatedly fails classification standards (DOC 350). The county is meeting compliance by housing inmates out-of-county but faces staff strain and roughly $320,000 in related annual costs, officials said.
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Brad Hoover of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections told the board the county jail “has been in violation of the classification standard within Wisconsin administrative code DOC 350” and that a compliance plan—initiated in late 2024—has required Washburn County to house inmates in other counties rather than mix classifications in dorms.
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