Wisconsin’s prisons are a mess, which Governor Walker has made worse. But we can fix this.

Noted: The bill was passed without ever assessing the cost: Currently, $2.26 billion in general fund dollars are allocated to the Department of Corrections over two years. Meanwhile, just $2.14 billion is allocated for the University of Wisconsin System. Hundreds of millions of that come just from the extra costs associated with the truth-in-sentencing law.