Maximum-Security Prison Warden Arrested Before Press Conference on String of Inmate Deaths
Madison, Wisconsin – The warden of Waupun Correctional Institution, a maximum-security prison in Wisconsin, was arrested on Wednesday, just hours before a scheduled news conference where more arrests were expected to be announced regarding investigations into inmate deaths. Randall Hepp, who has been serving as warden of the troubled facility since 2020, was detained as the head of the state prison system pushed the county sheriff to keep the investigations ongoing. The prison has seen …