State Prisons in wisconsin

Wisconsin Department of Corrections Prison and Inmate Search

Wisconsin maintains their own state prison system; thirty-six facilities which consist of every security level; maximum, medium, and minimum, as well as facilities that focus on sober living, and halfway houses that prepare inmates for life outside of prison.

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections is where offenders are sent that have been convicted of felony crimes of murder, rape, assault, serious thefts and drug related offenses. These are offenses of at least one year, and all the way up to life imprisonment. Wisconsin abolished capital punishment in 1853.

Go here for full instructions on using the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Inmate Search, as well as for the Bureau of Prisons inmates and ICE detainees. 

The Wisconsin Division of Juvenile Corrections oversees three detention centers for juvenile offenders who have been convicted of serious crimes and sentenced to detention, or are awaiting their court dates.

To search for an inmate or juvenile offender, or learn how to communicate with an inmate in the Wisconsin Department of Corrections or Division of Juvenile Corrections, start by choosing from the list of facilities below.

Each prison you click on below will provide specific, detailed information about the facility's: 

• inmate search,
• location,
• contact information,
• directions,
• inmate visitation,
• mail,
• phone accounts,
• money accounts,
• commissary,
• texting and emailing where available, and
• inmate tablet rental where available.