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Location | 1101 Morrison Drive Boscobel, Wisconsin |
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Status | Open |
Security class | Maximum |
Capacity | 500 |
Population | 372 |
Opened | November 1999 |
Managed by | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
Warden | Gary Boughton |
The Wisconsin Secure Program Facility (WSPF), originally the Supermax Correctional Institution, [1] is a Wisconsin Department of Corrections prison for men, located in Boscobel, Wisconsin, US. [2] [3] The facility is located east of central Boscobel, off of Wisconsin Highway 133. [1]
The prison has a capacity of 500. As of November 2022, the population is 372. [4]
In November 1999, the WSPF opened as the Supermax Correctional Institution on a 24-acre (9.7 ha) site. [1]
In October 2003, the prison was renamed to the Wisconsin Secure Program Facility. [5]
In 2009, the Associated Press filed a lawsuit against WIDOC, trying to force the agency to release a video of an explosion of a stinger grenade launched into a prisoner's cell. [6] The video was eventually released, the AP was awarded legal fees, and the inmate settled an excessive force lawsuit with the Wisconsin DOC for US$49,000 (equivalent to $69,590 in 2023). [7]