Fox Lake Correctional Institution
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| Location | W10237 Lake Emily Road Fox Lake, Wisconsin |
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| Status | Medium |
| Capacity | 1336 |
| Opened | Sept 1962 |
| Managed by | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
The Fox Lake Correctional Institution is a medium-security state prison for men located in Fox Lake, Dodge County, Wisconsin, owned and operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections.[1]
In 2008, the facility had a rated capacity of 691 inmates but an actual population of 1,033.[2]
In 2024, the facility's official capacity had increased to 979; however, the actual population had already grown to 1,365.
The facility first opened in September 1962.[3]
Notable inmates
- Steven Avery, Serving a life sentence after his 2007 conviction for the first-degree intentional homicide of Teresa Halbach, a case later widely publicized in the Netflix documentary Making a Murderer.
See also
References
- ^ "Fox Lake Correctional Institution". Wisconsin Department of Corrections. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ State of Wisconsin Blue Book. Legislative Reference Bureau. 2007. p. 825. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
- ^ "Fox Lake Correctional Institution". Corrections.com. Archived from the original on 21 September 2016. Retrieved 7 August 2016.
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