The new secretary of corrections will face a burgeoning prison population. More inmates who are staying longer and costing more.
In light of that the current corrections chief today asked for and was granted a new three year contract for the private prison company housing Wisconsin prisoners out of state.
Frederica Freyberg reports.
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