Closure of Green Bay prison has bipartisan support as lawmakers deem it ‘a top priority’

GREEN BAY (WLUK) — The closure of Green Bay Correctional Institution could become a reality.

In laying out his agenda for 2026, Wisconsin Gov. Tony Evers urged legislators to make it happen.

For decades, some Northeast Wisconsin lawmakers have been calling for the closure of GBCI — one of the oldest prisons in the state. And now, it might actually come to fruition…

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