Green Bay Correctional Institution
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| Location | Allouez, Wisconsin, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 44°28′16″N 88°02′17″W / 44.471°N 88.038°WCoordinates: 44°28′16″N 88°02′17″W / 44.471°N 88.038°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum |
| Capacity | 749 males (operating) |
| Population | 1,062 males (daily average) (as of FY 2015[1]) |
| Opened | August 31, 1898 |
| Managed by | Wisconsin Department of Corrections |
| Director |
William Pollard |
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Wisconsin State Reformatory | |
| Location | SE corner of Riverside Dr. and SR 172, Allouez, Wisconsin |
| Area | 29 acres (11.7 ha)[1] |
| Architectural style | Italianate, Romanesque |
| NRHP Reference # | 90000641[2] |
Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) is an adult male maximum-security correctional facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions in Allouez, Wisconsin. The prison is located along the east bank of the Fox River. The prison was originally known as the Wisconsin State Reformatory (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) on July 1, 1979.
It was listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990.
Watchtower
Known inmates
- Eric Hainstock- Perpetrator of the Weston High School shooting
- James Nichols - Killer of Hmong deer hunter in 2007.
References
- 1 2 Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF) (Report). Green Bay Correctional Institution. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
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