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The Wisconsin State Prison at Waupun was opened in July 1851. It was under the jurisdiction of the State Board of Supervisors (WIHV87-A1267) in 1881, then the State Board of Control (WIHV85-A2106) in 1891. Until the opening of the Women's Prison at Taycheedah (see WIHV88-A50) in 1933, it served as a maximum security facility for both men and women and since then for men only. In 1939, the prison became part of the newly created Department of Public Welfare's (WIHV85-A488) Division of Corrections (WIHV85-A281). In 1967, under agency reorganization, the prison and Division were transferred to the Department of Health and Social Services (WIHV85-A674). In July 1979, it became the Waupun Correctional Institution (WIHV88-A43).

From the description of Agency history record. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 145778179
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creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Financial records [microform], 1852-1895. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Lecher, Paul G. Wisconsin state institutions photographs, 1893. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Secretary of State. Fiscal reports of charitable and penal institutions, 1874-1892. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Classified bertillon record [microform], 1894-1901. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. State Dept. of Engineering. Plans for Waupun Female Ward, 1916. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Governor. Investigations, 1851-1959. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Governor. State prison (Waupun) papers, 1850-1875. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Inmate transfer letterbook [microform], 1899-1902. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Directors' quarterly expense statements, 1874-1878. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Parole record [microform], 1909-1932. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Division of Corrections. Wisconsin State Prison financial reports, 1916-1955. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Inmate conduct records [microform], 1854-1946. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Gillin, John Lewis, 1871-1958. Papers, 1926-1949. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Division of Corrections. State prison cemetery burial records, 1871-1975. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin. Division of Public Assistance. Construction projects, 1949-1951. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Warden's correspondence, 1873-1914. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Delinquency record [microform], 1879-1919. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin Industrial Home for Women. Parole officer's case files for women prisoners at Waupun, 1926-1932. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Agency history record. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Case files, 1933-1940. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
referencedIn Wisconsin State Prison, Waupun, Wis., photographs, 1898-19??. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Index to Bertillon records [microform], 1863-1903. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
creatorOf Wisconsin State Prison. Parole register, 1907-1958. Wisconsin Historical Society, Newspaper Project
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