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A Chance to Restart
Trauma-informed care and social support are critical for women released from prison By Lisa Speckhard Pasque, The Capital Times, September 19, 2018
" According to DOC, 88 percent of the inmates at Taycheedah have some form of mental health need and 35 percent of inmates have a serious mental illness like psychotic disorder and bipolar disorder. In 2017, 76 percent of Taycheedah inmates were prescribed psychotropic medications. Incarceration can compound trauma. Russell, of Infallible Helping Hands, spent over six years in prison after a history of being homeless and molested as a teenager. She spent more than a year in segregation at Taycheedah." Read the entire story here. 
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Advocates Argue That Crowding at Wisconsin Women's Prison Means Less Programs For InmatesBy Lisa Speckhard Pasque, Capital Times
When Jessica was incarcerated at Taycheedah Correctional Institution from 2009 to 2013, the prison's population of around 700 felt crowded. But today, with a population of 963, she “can’t even imagine where they’re putting all those people,” she said. Read the entire story here. 
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