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Vendor failure means Wisconsin prisoners can’t buy food or other items

May 24, 2025

The conglomerate that enables deposits and purchases also runs a prison phone system that has left families disconnected. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR This story was produced and originally published by WPR and Wisconsin Watch. The online system Wisconsin prisoners rely on to receive money from loved ones recently crashed, leaving them unable […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Access Corrections, Addie Costello, Department of Corrections, Dodge Correctional Institution, Taycheedah Correctional Institution

‘It’s been a living hell’: Wisconsin prison phone failures leave families disconnected

May 10, 2025

The Wisconsin Department of Corrections blames contractor ICSolutions for glitches during a free tablet rollout meant to improve communication. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Wisconsin prisoners have struggled to connect with loved ones for weeks and even months as a state contractor fails to keep up with increasing demand for its call and […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, Department of Corrections, Free Phone Calls for Incarcerated People, ICSolutions, Prison Phone Problems

Madison’s Best Kept Secret’: People Living With Mental Illness Find Work, Care and Community at a Clubhouse Built for Them

April 5, 2025

Funding for Yahara House is scarce, and Wisconsin invests little in a health care model that’s thriving in Michigan. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Chewbacca, Yoda and Princess Leia watched over Joe Mannchen and colleagues as they worked on their Yahara House computers, some designing birthday cards for fellow clubhouse members. Taped above […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, Comprehensive Community Services, Federal Funding Cuts, Medicaid, Mental Health, Yahara House

Some 360,000 in Wisconsin Lose Medicaid Coverage as Eligibility Checks Resume

June 8, 2024

About 30% of recipients up for renewal were disenrolled, most for procedural reasons By Addie Costello WPR/ Wisconsin Watch Teresa was used to paying just $6 for medication to treat a chronic condition that puts her at high risk for a stroke and heart attack. So the Dane County resident was shocked this spring when […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, BadgerCare Plus, Medicaid, Medicaid Unwinding

Wisconsin Drops ID Checks at Federally Funded Food Pantries

May 18, 2024

The Wisconsin Department of Health Services says loosening restrictions will broaden access to food during high demand. Some pantry leaders see a potential for complications. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Wisconsin’s emergency food pantries can now decide whether to check clients’ identification and verify their addresses. By October, the state will require them […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, Food Pantries, ID Checks, Kenneth Tackett, Oshkosh, Oshkosh Area Community Pantry, Ryan Rasmussen

Wisconsin will Replace FoodShare Aid When Outages Spoil Food, but Filing Requests Isn’t Easy

April 13, 2024

Bureaucratic hurdles and a lack of awareness mean few FoodShare/SNAP recipients are reimbursed for spoiled food following power outages and other misfortunes. By Addie Costello Wisconsin Watch and WPR Food doesn’t last long in Leisa Winston’s home, where she takes care of nine grandchildren. “Every day after school, it’s somebody (saying), ‘Granny, I’m hungry. Granny, […]

Popular Interests In This Article: Addie Costello, FoodShare, Hunger Task Force, Leisa Winston, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program



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