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Wisconsin correctional populations of Census 2020 vintage

We recommend using these addresses only for guidance in identifying prison populations in the Census data and warn against assuming that the prisons were in fact counted at that particular location.

Facility Name Prisoners Type Address City Zip County Survey Date
Adams Co. Jail 60 Local 12/31/2013
Alternative Program 100 Private 203 W Sunny Lane Road Janesville 53546 Rock 6/30/2012
Arc Fond Du Lac 14 Private 27 E. 3Rd St., #208 Fond Du Lac 54935 Fond du Lac 6/30/2012
Arc House 15 Private 202 N. Paterson Street Madison 53703 Dane 6/30/2012
Arc House/Dayton Facility 8 Private 2009 E Dayton Street Madison 53704 Dane 6/30/2012
Arc Maternal & Infant Program 12 Private 4202 Monona Dr Madison 53716 Dane 6/30/2012
Barron Co. Jail 130 Local 12/31/2013
Bayfield Co. Jail 31 Local 12/31/2013
Black River Correctional Center 109 State W6898 E. Staffon Rd Black River Falls 54615 Jackson 6/30/2012
Brown Co. Jail 795 Local 12/31/2013
Buffalo Co. Jail 14 Local 12/31/2013
Burnett Co. Jail 49 Local 12/31/2013
Calumet Co. Jail 40 Local 12/31/2013
Chippewa Co. Jail 126 Local 12/31/2013
Chippewa Valley Correctional Treatment Fac 457 State 2909 E Park Avenue Chippewa Falls 54729 Chippewa 6/30/2012
Clark Co. Jail 53 Local 12/31/2013
Columbia Co. Jail 149 Local 12/31/2013
Columbia Correctional Institution 830 State 2925 Columbia Drive Portage 53901 Columbia 6/30/2012
Crawford Co. Jail 22 Local 12/31/2013
Dane County Jail System 748 Local 12/31/2013
Dodge Co. Det. Fac. 387 Local 12/31/2013
Dodge Correctional Institution 1,572 State 1 W. Lincoln Street Waupun 53963 6/30/2012
Door Co. Jail 66 Local 12/31/2013
Drug Abuse Correctional Center 286 State 4280 North Sherman Road Winnebago 54985 Winnebago 6/30/2012
Dunn Co. Jail 76 Local 12/31/2013
Eau Claire Co. Jail 225 Local 12/31/2013
Felmers Chaney Correctional Center 99 State 2825 Norht 30Th Street Milwaukee 53210 Milwaukee 6/30/2012
Flambeau Correctional Center 90 State N671 County Rd M Hawkins 54530 6/30/2012
Florence County Jail 10 Local 12/31/2013
Fond Du Lac Co. Jail 252 Local 12/31/2013
Forest Co. Jail 60 Local 12/31/2013
Fox Lake Correctional Institution 1,340 State W10237 Lake Emily Rd Fox Lake 53933 Dodge 6/30/2012
Gordon Correctional Center 95 State 10401 East County Road G Gordon 54838 6/30/2012
Grant Co. Jail 53 Local 12/31/2013
Green Bay Correctional Institution 1,090 State 2833 Riverside Drive Green Bay 54301 Brown 6/30/2012
Green Co. Jail 52 Local 12/31/2013
Green Lake County Correctional Facility 56 Local 12/31/2013
Iowa Co. Jail 38 Local 12/31/2013
Iron Co. Jail 8 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson Co. Jail 44 Local 12/31/2013
Jackson Correctional Institution 967 State N6500 Haipek Rd. Black River Falls 54615 Jackson 6/30/2012
Jefferson Co. Jail 147 Local 12/31/2013
John C Burke Correctional Center 244 State 900 South Madison St Waupun 53963 6/30/2012
Juneau Co. Jail 62 Local 12/31/2013
Kenosha Co. Jail - Pre-Trial Det. Fac. 248 Local 12/31/2013
Kenosha Correctional Center 115 State 6353 14Th Avenue Kenosha 53143 Kenosha 6/30/2012
Kenosha County Detention Facility 577 Local 12/31/2013
Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution 1,167 State W9071 Forest Drive Glenbeulah 53023 Sheboygan 6/30/2012
Kewaunee Co. Jail 16 Local 12/31/2013
La Crosse Co. Jail 201 Local 12/31/2013
Lafayette Co. Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Langlade Co. Jail 64 Local 12/31/2013
Lincoln Co. Jail 137 Local 12/31/2013
Manitowoc Co. Jail 138 Local 12/31/2013
Marathon Co. Jail - Adult Det. 300 Local 12/31/2013
Marinette Co. Jail 134 Local 12/31/2013
Marquette Co. Jail 37 Local 12/31/2013
Marshall E. Sherrer Correctional Center 57 State 1318 North 14Th Street Milwaukee 53205 Milwaukee 6/30/2012
Mcnaughton Correctional Center 103 State 8500 Rainbow Road Lake Tomahawk 54539 Oneida 6/30/2012
Menominee Tribal Detention Facility 29 Indian Country 6/30/2016
Milwaukee County Jail (Mcj) 881 Local 12/31/2013
Milwaukee House of Correction 1,658 Local 12/31/2013
Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility 919 State 1015 N 10Th Street Milwaukee 53205 Milwaukee 6/30/2012
Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center 104 State 615 West Keefe Avenue Milwaukee 53212 Milwaukee 6/30/2012
Monroe Co. Jail 57 Local 12/31/2013
New Lisbon Correctional Institution 1,018 State 2000 Progress Road New Lisbon 53950 Juneau 6/30/2012
Oakhill Correctional Institution 674 State 5212 County Highway M Fitchburg 53575 Dane 6/30/2012
Octonto Co. Jail 53 Local 12/31/2013
Oneida Co. Jail 81 Local 12/31/2013
Oregon Correctional Center 112 State 5140 Highway M Oregon 53575 Dane 6/30/2012
Oshkosh Correctional Institution 2,043 State 1730 West Snell Road Oshkosh 54903 Winnebago 6/30/2012
Outagamie Co. Jail 358 Local 12/31/2013
Oxford FCI 1,050 Federal County Road G & Elk Avenue Oxford 53952 6/30/2012
Oxford FCI 910 Federal County Road G & Elk Avenue Oxford 53952 4/2/2020
Oxford-Camp 203 Federal County Road G & Elk Avenue Oxford 53952 6/30/2012
Oxford-Camp 103 Federal County Road G & Elk Avenue Oxford 53952 4/2/2020
Ozaukee Co. Jail 159 Local 12/31/2013
Parsons House 42 Private 2930 N. 25Th St Milwaukee 53206 Milwaukee 6/30/2012
Pepin Co. Jail 18 Local 12/31/2013
Polk Co. Jail 79 Local 12/31/2013
Portage Co. Jail 73 Local 12/31/2013
Prairie Du Chien Correctional Facility 512 State 500 E Parrish Street Prairie Du Chien 53821 Crawford 6/30/2012
Price Co. Jail 20 Local 12/31/2013
Racine Correctional Institution 1,559 State 2019 Wisconsin Street Sturtevant 53177 Racine 6/30/2012
Racine Youthful offender Correctional Facility 450 State 1501 Albert Street Racine 53404 Racine 6/30/2012
Redgranite Correctional Institution 1,015 State 1006 County Road Ee Redgranite 54970 Waushara 6/30/2012
Richland Co. Jail 30 Local 12/31/2013
Robert E Ellsworth Correctional Center 348 State 21425 A Spring Street Union Grove 53182 6/30/2012
Rock Co. Jail 510 Local 12/31/2013
Rusk Co. Jail 41 Local 12/31/2013
Sanger Bowers Correctional Center 118 State N8375 County Line Road Oneida 54155 6/30/2012
Sauk Co. Jail 180 Local 12/31/2013
Sawyer Co. Jail 73 Local 12/31/2013
Schwert House 15 Private 3501 Kipling Drive Madison 53703 Dane 6/30/2012
Shawano Co. Jail 179 Local 12/31/2013
Shawano County Work Release Center 58 Local 12/31/2013
Sheboygan Co. Det. Ctr. 234 Local 12/31/2013
St. Croix Co. Jail 74 Local 12/31/2013
St. Croix Correctional Center 126 State 1859 North 4Th Street New Richmond 54017 St Croix 6/30/2012
Stanley Correctional Institution 1,531 State 100 Corrections Drive Stanley 54768 6/30/2012
Sturtevant Transitional Facility 254 State 9351 Rayne Road Sturtevant 53177 Racine 6/30/2012
Taycheedah Correctional Institution 708 State 751 County Road K Fond Du Lac 54936 Fond du Lac 6/30/2012
Taylor Co. Jail 40 Local 12/31/2013
Thompson Correctional Center 125 State 434 State Farm Road Deerfield 53531 Dane 6/30/2012
Trempealeau Co. Jail 30 Local 12/31/2013
Vernon Co. Det. Ctr. 73 Local 12/31/2013
Vilas Co. Jail 73 Local 12/31/2013
Walworth Co. Jail 297 Local 12/31/2013
Washburn Co. Jail 19 Local 12/31/2013
Washington Co. Jail 252 Local 12/31/2013
Waukesha County Jail And Huber Facility 550 Local 12/31/2013
Waupaca Co. Jail 135 Local 12/31/2013
Waupun Correctional Institution 1,244 State 200 S. Madison St Waupun 53963 6/30/2012
Waushara Co. Jail 80 Local 12/31/2013
Winnebago Co. Jail 299 Local 12/31/2013
Winnebago Correctional Center 251 State 4300 Sherman Road Winnebago 54985 Winnebago 6/30/2012
Wisconsin Resource Center 361 State 1505 North Drive Boscobel 53805 6/30/2012
Wisconsin Secure Program Facility 492 State 1101 Morrison Drive Boscobel 53805 6/30/2012
Wood Co. Jail 182 Local 12/31/2013

This table draws data from four sources:

  • Federal prisons on April 2, 2020: The Prison Policy Initiative downloaded the weekly population list from the Bureau of Prisons for that date.
  • State and federal correctional facilities on June 30, 2012 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of State and Federal Adult Correctional Facilities, 2012. ICPSR37294-v1. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2020-02-06. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37294.v1. County data retrieved from postal service database.
  • Local jails' average daily populations from January 1, 2013 to December 31, 2013 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Census of Jail Facilities, 2013. ICPSR36128-V4. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-04-25. doi:10.3886/ICPSR36128.v4
  • Jails in Indian Country populations on June 30, 2016 were extracted from: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. Annual Survey of Jails in Indian Country, 2016. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2018-05-23. doi:10.3886/ICPSR37006.v1

Military prisons and state halfway houses are not included in the above table as we were not able to locate an appropriate national database of these types of facilities. Juvenile facilities are not included in the above because the Census Bureau counts these facilities separately from the adult correctional institutions that are the focus of our work. Where necessary, state-specific sources will be more useful for identifying juvenile facilities.

We do, however, have a list (without population information) of all federal halfway houses as of April 2, 2020 [XLSX].

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