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Wisconsin’s Prison Workforce Crisis | Milwaukee News
Wisconsin’s state workforce clocks in at over 74,000 full-time equivalent positions — but nearly half are university employees, funded separately and not counted in the core government tally. After removing them, the real state government workforce shrinks to about 36,000, with the Department of Corrections dominating at over 10,000 jobs — nearly 30% of the core workforce. As the prison population climbs toward a new record — with women’s facilities 78% over capacity and men’s 30% over — the state’s staffing structure reveals just how much of its budget and manpower is locked into…
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