Prison Warden Arrested Ahead of Major Announcement on Inmate Deaths at Wisconsin Maximum-Security Facility

Madison, Wisconsin – The warden of a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin was taken into custody on Wednesday just hours before an anticipated news briefing where officials were set to announce additional arrests linked to ongoing investigations into inmate fatalities at the prison. Randall Hepp, who has led the Waupun Correctional Institution since 2020, was apprehended amid a backdrop of intense scrutiny over the troubling circumstances within the facility. The head of the state prison system …

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