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Prisons and jails in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has 115 prisons and jails: 2.3% of the US total of 4,960. That ranks #19 by count and #20 per person (1.93 per 100,000 residents) of 51.

#20

national rank (per capita)

115

prisons and jails

1.93

per 100k residents

The data

Source: HIFLD Prison Boundaries (U.S. Department of Homeland Security), final release, 2025. Each facility at the centre of its boundary. The Prison Policy Initiative counts 5,077 facilities (2026); counts differ by which kinds of facility are included.

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Wisconsin: 115 rows (CSV)All of the US (CSV)

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Named prisons and jails in Wisconsin include

Kenosha Correctional Center · Kenosha County Downtown Pre-Trial Facility · Kenosha County Detention Center · Green County Jail · Walworth County Jail · Lafayette County Jail · Robert E Ellsworth Correctional Center · Racine Correctional Institution · Sturtevant Transitional Facility · Racine County Jail · Rock County Jail / Sheriff · Grant County Jail

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