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Waupun Correctional and Dodge Correctional Prison Records

Unfortunately, we have no prison records here at the Waupun Public Library.

In September of 2005 we wrote to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections in Madison, WI regarding the records of incarcerated or previously incarcerated individuals. We received a response back in November of 2005. This is the information received:

"We do have records located here in Madison, WI, these are for offenders who have been released from a correctional center or institution. We also have records at each institution, which are records for currently incarcerated persons. The proper procedure to request copies is the individual needs to send a written request asking for specific information. They will also need to read, fill out, and sign an 1163 form, which is the Authorization to Disclose Non-Health information or 1163A form, which is the Authorization for Use and Disclosure of Protected Health Information."

Later on in the letter, it is mentioned that they are only required to keep 5 years of records; however, we do not know if this is all records or just certain ones. Also mentioned was that a random 10% of the records are given to the Wisconsin Historical Society, so if the Wisconsin Department of Corrections can't help, you could contact the Wisconsin Historical Society.

The forms mentioned above can be found by doing a Google search for them (put in "1163 form Wisconsin DOC"). The address to send the request to is:

DOC Records Office
c/o Wisconsin Department of Corrections
3099 E. Washington Ave.
PO Box 7925
Madison, WI 53707-7925

If you receive a response that they do not have any records, there may be records at the Wisconsin Historical Society. Visit their website at www.wisconsinhistory.org. Click on Library & Archives at the right. Then click on Contact Us under the Information Services area at the right. Then click on Library Reference & Information Services under the section "The Library". Fill out the Reference Form and ask about how to access the Wisconsin Department of Corrections records. You might want to be specific about the type of records you are looking for.

We recently learned that there are old records at Waupun Correctional; however, we do not know what dates are covered. You may wish to write to the warden at Waupun Correctional:

Mr. William Pollard, Warden
Waupun Correctional Institution
200 S. Madison St.
PO Box 351
Waupun, WI 53963

You may want to send these requests at the same time because it may take a while to receive an answer from any institution.

Waupun Area Obituaries

The Waupun Public Library has indexed Waupun newspapers for obituaries. You can find the list here.

Waupun Area Family Genealogies

Peters & Schmidbauer Families
Schears Family
Wallendal & VandeStreek Families

Waupun Heritage Museum

These family genealogies are available at the Waupun Heritage Museum. Items in bold are also available at the Waupun Public Library.