Dane County halts $20 million jail construction, instead invests in mental health center

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 total cost of the project is $148 million. As the Black Lives Matter movement peaked in the U.S. this summer, it brought more … Continue reading Dane County halts $20 million jail construction, instead invests in mental health center