Writer: Matthew Neumann

Matthew Neumann describes Waupun prison conditions, including lockdowns, drug overdoses, isolation, staffing shortages, and a growing mental health crisis. Located in the heartland of central…

Matthew Neumann recounts life inside Waupun prison, Wisconsin’s oldest maximum security prison, where years of lockdowns, corruption, and harsh conditions shape daily survival. As my…

Matthew Neumann describes how the broken justice system continues to devastate innocent people while exposing ongoing failures inside Waupun Prison. Wisconsin’s Governor Evers‘ public announcement…

Matthew Neumann writes about how prison staff shortages impact prisoners’ already limited quality of life. When prisons can’t maintain sufficient staff, life for the incarcerated…

Matthew Neumann describes how Waupun’s prison warden was arrested after Prison Writers’ Loen Kelley notified the local and national media about the prison’s brutal conditions.…