The Dane County Sheriff's Office has proposed a plan that may eliminate inmate access to physical copies of their mail.

For an inmate at the Dane County Jail, a letter is a connection to the outside — but it’s a connection Sheriff Kalvin Barrett ...

It wasn't clear Wednesday if the cases against Paul D. Van Duyne Jr. and Andrea Whitaker in Rock and Dane counties could be ...

Dane County moved forward with suspending the Dane County jail construction project due to a budget overrun of $20 million and to what county officials called “inhumane” conditions in the jail. The ...

Dane County supervisors rejected a cheaper proposal to renovate the Dane County Jail at their meeting Monday night. Renovation of the Dane County Jail is necessary because of how outdated the facility ...

The Dane County Jail has 49 inmates who have tested positive for COVID-19 and as a result will be temporarily suspending in-person visitation and programming, ...

The case against a woman accused of attempted homicide in an elaborate scheme to poison two women prosecutors say her ...

MADISON, Wis. — Dane County’s sheriff and county executive are calling for a public referendum to determine the fate of the Dane County Jail consolidation project, saying an additional $10 ...

MADISON, Wis. — Construction of a new Dane County Jail is underway. The Dane County Sheriff’s Office in March broke ground on the South Tower project, which aims to replace the outdated cell ...

Dane County prosecutors allege a man and woman plotted to kill several of the man’s ex girlfriends by poisoning them with cyanide. The arrests and alleged poisonings are what prompted several hazmat ...

The Dane County Sheriff’s Office confirmed an inmate died but did not confirm an identity. The sheriff’s office said first responders attempted to save his life, and he was pronounced dead at ...