Cruising around the block at Waupun Correctional Institution, Wisconsin

 

Screenshot and video by Retiring Guy

Waupun Correctional Institute brief timeline:

1851.  Governor Nelson Dewey selects Waupun as site of Wisconsin State Prison.  Temporary structure opens that same year.

1854.  First permanent building completed.  Still used today as South Cell Hall.

1855.  First of 5 additions.  The other took place in 1906, 1913, 1940, and 1998.

1992.  Added to National Register of Historical Places.  

Learn how Waupun experienced a 30% increase in population in the 2000 census.

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