People in Dane County will not have the opportunity to vote on a proposed reconsolidated and renovation project for the Dane County Jail after the county board rejected a proposal to add a referendum for the project to the April ballot.
Dane Co. Sheriff Kalvin Barrett was joined by three of his predecessors Tuesday morning to call on the Dane County Board to approve a referendum to build a new Dane County Jail.
MADISON, Wis. -- As he continues to push for movement on the Dane County Jail Consolidation Project, Sheriff…
Dane County Executive Joe Parisi and Sheriff Kalvin Barrett got together again Monday afternoon to urge the county board to approve one of two options to fund their proposal to consolidate the Dane County Jail.
Parisi vetoed an amendment to abandon a proposed six-story jail in favor of a five-story building. The county approved the six-story plan earlier this year.
Dane County Sheriff Kalvin Barrett is reacting to the new Jail Consolidation Plan proposed by the Black Caucus of the Dane County Board, and he’s not convinced it’s a good idea.
MADISON, Wis. -- In March, Garrett Olson had just moved into his own apartment after being homeless for…
MADISON, Wis. -- The Dane County Sheriff's Office will shut down a portion of its City-County Building jail due to safety and…
MADISON, Wis. -- Dane County's sheriff and county executive are calling for a public referendum to determine the fate of the Dane County Jail…
MADISON, Wis. -- Progress on Dane County's jail consolidation project has stalled yet again due to inflated construction costs. In a memo sent Tuesday to…
MADISON, Wis. -- The Dane County Jail announced a new program Tuesday meant to help its residents fight opioid addiction. The Medication Assistance Treatment program will allow…
MADISON, Wis. -- One of the men accused in a deadly shooting in front of the Dane County Jail appeared in court…
Police are investigating a shooting outside the Dane County Jail in Madison Wednesday evening, the Madison Police Department confirmed.
MADISON, Wis. -- Two Dane County Sheriff's deputies were attacked Tuesday by a resident of the Dane County Jail, officials said Wednesday. Timothy Thomas, 32, from Portland, Ore. was being held in jail by the U.S. Marshal Service pending federal…
MADISON, Wis. -- After hours of debate Thursday night, the Dane County Board of Supervisors approved an additional $16 million to move ahead with the county's…
MADISON, Wis. -- The Dane County Board of Supervisors on Thursday postponed a vote on a resolution to spend an additional $24 million on…
MADISON, Wis. -- Law enforcement leaders are stepping up their push for a new Dane County jail. Dane County Sheriff Kalvin…
MADISON, Wis. -- UW police arrested a man early Wednesday morning after he allegedly drove away from a traffic stop, crashed, then ran away on foot. Police…
As two proposals for the Dane County Jail Consolidation Project make their way through the committee process one County leader is asking the Sheriff and board to consider a third option that would keep the project under budget.
MADISON, Wis. -- The woman charged in the death of Wisconsin Public Media Gene Purcell appeared in court Tuesday. The court entered a not guilty plea on behalf of Shawnicia Youmas, 31, who is charged with homicide by negligent operation…
MADISON, Wis. -- Eighty-one residents of the Dane County Jail tested positive for COVID-19 after the Wisconsin National Guard helped…
MADISON, Wis. -- COVID-19 cases continue to rise among residents of the Dane County Jail as the average new case total also climbs in the county as a whole. As of Monday, 92 of the jail's 587 residents have tested…
MADISON, Wis. -- Public Health Madison & Dane County has made a number of recommendations to the Dane County Jail to slow…
There is a spike in COVID-19 cases at the Dane County Jail with 10 percent of the jail’s 552 residents reported positive for the virus Thursday.
