Wisconsin prison warden arrested; sheriff news conference
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- WATCH LIVE: Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt holds a news conference regarding the arrest of Waupun prison warden Randall Hepp.
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My nephew is in a Florida prison and it is an absolute mess. PLUS, JPAY, a private company is raking in money from families - they charge for EVERYTHING that is normally free. Get private companies OUT of prisons.
Private prisons should be outlawed!!! NO ONE should profit off of someone else’s incarceration!! That only leads to more incentive to lock more people up and for longer periods of time!! It’s a travesty how we treat prisoners in the USA!! It’s also a travesty that our jails and prisons have become warehouses for the drug addicted (which guards profit off of) and the mentally ill!! These people should be in treatment facilities and mental hospitals NOT jails or prisons!!! How a country treats the weakest/sickest most vulnerable amongst us says EVERYTHING about that country!! We need to overhaul our prison system & we’d be wise to look at prison system in Sweden Norway etc who focus on rehabilitation instead of straight out cruel and unusual punishment like we do!! They have a MUCH lower recidivism rate than we do that’s for sure!!!
YES! So corrupt.
how about not getting thrown into prison?
It's all a money circle jerk! so much for our just injustice system!
@@johnnyappleseed2058PROFITS OVER PEOPLE!!!
As a previously convicted felon and convict... This Sheriff is like my new personal hero. Take note GDC INDUSTRIES/DOC in Georgia.
This is so rare it's sad he won't get more attention for doing the right thing.
With all the corruption seen recently in the Georgia judicial system, I can only imagine how bad it was for you.
Who cares what you say!!!
Your an x con !
The Fulton County Jail is one of the worst in the country. There is one young man incarcerated there that has been locked up for 5 years without an arraignment. They are in the midst of a major bed bug infestation. It must be horrible.
He seems like an upstanding leader with integrity and high standards. I worked as an RN at a state prison and I immediately became a threat to the other nurses because I did my job. The doctors, other healthcare practitioners, and even the inmates thought that I was working over and above for just doing the minimum requirements of the job. I ultimately transferred to a different prison but the overall actions of most of the officers, doctors, nurses, psychologists, etc. were to cheat the system whenever possible. Many were more corrupt than the inmates. I quit because I can’t work with unethical liars. Meanwhile, they get paid for overtime that wasn’t done and retire with a hefty pension and lifetime medical insurance.
The story is making me physically sick. This prison system in the United States is absolutely an atrocity.
Yes it is. It all needs to be investigated across the country as it's happening more and more.
The prison system is an atrocity along with many other institutions.
Pablo Escobar, Grielsa Blanco, and among the cartels fear America prisons the most. I agree. I heard America has the most prisoners incarcerated in the whole world. Unfortunately mostly of blacks and Hispanics. The most prisons built in this country. And the harsher sentences.
They running it like a business making money off family too over charging not caring about even the right to eat
It is even worse than they are describing here. The abuse and torment and torture are UnPresidented. It has been incredibly high temperatures across the country and none of these prisons have air-conditioning. They could be in concrete cells with no windows and the temperatures can exceed 110° with no air circulating. This is enough itself can cause somebody to become a delusional, hyperventilate with extreme anxiety.
This same crap happens in rest homes. Do not leave your loved ones in a rest home without checking on them EVERY DAY.
This ain't nothin compared to Fulton county jail in Georgia we had a mentally ill prisoner died of infected bed bug bites we lost count of prisoners that had died
And they have been no investigations.
Yes and a lot of those haven't even gone to trial yet. Haven't been indicted and in jail for 2 and 3 years.
I smell lawsuits. And rightfully so. And firings.
And hopefully prison sentences for the offenders.
Thank you for two registered nurses being filed against. They often discard their humanity in the prisons to follow the callousness and indifference of the jailers.
True. Plus, prison doctors only show up like once a week, and they DO NOT "see patients" in the prisons. The nurses make the decision of getting inmates to nearby hospitals, and dentist offices----which is RARELY.
I worked as a nurse at a Juvie facility in New Haven CT. I lasted 3 weeks. The COs were breaking so many rules. I didn't have a "go along to get along" attitude, and wouldn't give drugs to the COs, or partake in their stealing of inmates foods. Not every job is for me. Glad I was asked to leave before I got hurt for my verbal reporting.
THEY ARE NURSES🖤
THEY ARE TORCHERS 🔥🔥🔥
FOLLOW THE MONEY ALL OF THEM ARE STACKING THEIR POCKETS💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸💸 THEY ARE DARK AND EVIL🌑🖤🖤🌑
I believe everyone is still under further investigation 🤷🏻♀️
My daughter is a registered nurse in an intensive care unit and I always say she makes me look and feel good by association, it must be terrible to be a parent of these unprofessional callous correctional nurses.
All need to be held accountable. No plea deals. Nurses, guards, warden etc.
Well they will definitely get plea deals, just like all the repeat felons and offenders are given, over & over & over again.
@@dudemorris7769and probably not spend another day in jail
8 people have been charged
Shame on the prison system and Governors who did not inprove this situation!
In Texas and Florida were temperatures are excessively high in the summer months and prisons are not air-conditioned or have proper ventilation and industrial type fans. The governors and wardens should be prosecuted when any inmate is exposed to temperatures and excess of 100°.
*That is an upstanding Sheriff right there, even when reporters asked him what the inmates were charged with he declined and said it does not matter which is absolutely correct when you are responsible for someone's death*
this is horrible and unacceptable 😡
Being dehydrated brings on unbearable symptoms.
This is a nationwide problem!! Bravo to them for standing up for a change.
Proof?
That woman coughing needs to excuse herself from the press conference.
I was waiting for them to point the camera on her 😮💨
Absolutely..she's so annoying!
Why
Room filled with covid 😂😂😂
Deepthroat😊
Accountability at every level. Please see it through. Props to the Sheriff.
I don’t live in that state, I’ve never seen this sheriff or heard of this case- but I will say this is one of the best press conferences I’ve ever heard from a sheriff. Now, who coughing??? Please got out of the room! lol. 😩😂
Medication’s can be dispensed by licensed nurses not by prison guards
It took four lives to be loss before something is done ?? What was the red flag .
This sheriff can't possibly expect the public to believe these 4 people are the only victims of this neglect. That is why I am shocked there wasn't a more thorough investigation into this facility. Surely those statutes don't only apply after someone dies.
The 4th death unfortunately... SAD!!!😢😢
I’m sure it’s being downplayed. There are many more deaths.
Took 25 people to be killed from airbags before the recall
Why do any of these negligent employees still have freedom???
Qualified immunity.
Lol.....another dude who has no idea of what you are talking about @kateshane8277
Innocent until proven guilty
They were all arrested and will be at the jail at 9:00 am today.
Privilege
Thank you Sheriff for your careful study of these events. You are to be commended!
Agreed!!! Rare
Sheriff Schmidt, you are a caring professional and thank you for being honest about what happened. As a nurse practitioner, I am shocked and saddened to see such negligence on the part of nursing staff. Their gross negligence should earn them strict punishment, revocation to license to ever be able to practice in healthcare again and may the HUMAN BEINGS (no matter what they were in prison for) get justice and haunt their dreams for a very long time. Lack of documentation is negligence per se. I’m sorry these inhuman workers embarrassed your department!
My heart breaks for the families who lost their loved ones even tho they were imprisoned ❤️❤️
They should wear cameras at all times!!
Yes I agree 👍
I 100% agree
This is sickening.
To drive someone to suicide
Bc you withheld their meds .
He probably didn’t commit suicide.
How would you know?
Go away.
Believe me you didn't just commit suicide because of lack of medication is the treatment they give these prisoners by putting them in the box to hold she whatever you want to call it not allowing them contact with the outside world their families feeding them worse than third world countries guards beating inmates and getting away with it malnutrition the list goes on how these people are treated these places are supposedly to reform people to make them better so they can come out to be productive citizens but they treat them so bad like an animal what do you think they're going to do when they get out cuz they are getting treated so horrible to be worse they get out then when they came in so everybody needs to start writing their Congress their governments in every state about these prisons because you never know in this country when you're going to be the one behind those walls I know people it's been killed in there buy guards and and never comes to light inmates killing other inmates because they're starving do not feed them proper so the guys that get a little bit of canteen they're so hungry and they literally robbing and killing other inmates just to survive not saying it's right but it's sure not right for people not getting fed right lack of nutrition and they wonder why there's so many repeat offenders you treat people like animals they're going to act like animals Eunice is supposed to be prison reform no it's not prison reform so anybody seeing us about your Governor because it's happening in every state lots of things they're not even telling you about
They murdered these prisoners flat out .
Did you hear him define cause and manner of death? They were not MURDERED. A little dramatic there kitty.
Forsure
This country is a disgrace the way they treat human beings, torture, abuse, degradation & crimes committed on prisoners. Greatest country in the world for the disregard for human rights of some people.
Excellent press conference Sheriff!
coughing lady needs to GET UP AND LEAVE, sounds worse than a crying baby
The lady coughing is so rude she needs to LEAVE the room
Right!
She did it on purpose, so we couldn't hear
SHE WAS DEFINITELY RUDE AS FUCKKKK🤬🤬... AND SHE KEPT DOING IT INSTEAD OF EXCUSING HERSELF
I agree! And it sounded like she was sick, she shouldn't have even been there.
You’re right as rain. She should have excused herself.
Not just a Wisconsin problem, a national one
I just want to say how happy I am to hear things are being taken care of finally.Bless all of you.
When the gavel comes down on a guilty verdict they should be put in the same prison where they were working in Gpop. NOT IN PROTECTIVE CUSTODY!!!!
This is heartbreaking 💔 everyone involved needs prison!!!!!
We will be watching and taking notes , thank you sheriff
How about drug testing on the DOC officers to make sure they aren't stealing patients necessary medications.
These dead people have names. By not naming them you just dehumanized them .
I agree.
😭🙏
They are in prison. It is suitable they be referred by their doc number.
This!! Who were they?
Withholding their names may be in part due to protecting surviving family members from harassment
I just lost my nephew this month to s-cide and my heart goes out to all 4 families who have lost loved ones.
I was an addictions counselor in Wi. One of my clients failed a THC test while incarcerated. I spoke to the judge about this and his comment was..."The smoke coming out of the foundry chimney isn't smoke....it is pot smoke." I was shocked that a judge would say such a thing and that he knew that this was going on. He explained further that inmates "find ways" to get drugs while in prison. All corrections officers need to be investigated. Maybe put in a "new hire" and have it really be an under cover NARC agent.
Its mostly the guards bringing it in. They're making an entire extra yearly salary by being corrupt. It happens in every jail / prison in the country
These CO'S are DISGUSTING! There is no reason why these people were treated this way! There is no words! I'm sickened by this & many other Correctional Facilities in the United States!!!!
This happens so often and has been going on for so long. I'm glad to see at least one being held accountable.
God bless that Sheriff. God bless & protect our LEO'S throughout this country.
God bless these souls that died & may God bless & be with their loved ones.
Can't even call prisoners inmates anymore. America is so fkd.
And so are you!!
It is so stupid all these dumb new catch phrases...
@@angelapursley2811catch phrases?
The most inhumane prison and the worst treatment is in our DC prison.
J6 hostages are still enduring horrible conditions.
All prisons should be investigated occasionally. Prisoners are mistreated by somestaff,C.Os. and other prisoners. Inmates are there to serve time for their crimes not to be mistreated or killed.
This is typical of the US privatized corrections system.
Why did this happen. What type of animals do we have running these facilities.
WARDEN NEEDS TO GO TO JAIL.
The sheriff is talking a good game, but is he honest????? It's always a big deal after someone dies.....prayers to the inmates and family ❤️❤️🙏🙏
Transparency, Accountability! Great work to those who investigated!
Its how it should always be!
Jeez, that woman constantly coughing should have really considered leaving the room. Not a sense of common respect.
Our jails nurse laughed, harassed and thought it was funny when a homeless man died during custody and she thought it was hilarious
They gave her promotion
The nurse needs to be investigated
Many nurses that work in jails or prisons actually think they're wearing a badge too
It goes to their heads as they think they are untouchable!!
If folks don't want to wear a body cam while on duty for others safety and lives, there's a reason and it's never a good one. More transparency and abolish qualified immunity.
They put up cameras in stores to stop theft but not to save lives and hold murderers accountable?
They don't want to hold anyone responsible.
The union heads,which are officers will not allow this.
no incentive to protect the public unless you are a good Samaritan.
Condolences to the families of the inmates who passed away, these people deserve the maximum amount of time
I had my water shut off in a cell multiple times for a few weeks in Wayne County Jail in Detroit. I can't believe people are at all surprised that things like this happen.
Appears to be a GOOD SHERIFF, I worked in a Med Security Prison in WA STATE for One Year, I helped get 6 Evil Correction Officers Fired, things got a Lot Better.
Dodge County Sheriff Dale Schmidt provided an excellent and clear explanation. I am impressed by him
CLEARLY, NO ONE was doing their jobs!!!!
I had a family member that worked as a corrections officer at the Charleston, South Carolina facility.
When I asked him why did he quit his job after working for more than a half decade at the prison he replied.
"It wore me down mentally, it was a daily situation of confronting prisoners that urinated, spit, and threw feces at officers, while
always saying nasty and untasteful things about your wife, grandmother, sisters, daughters.
It was getting too difficult for me to view them as human, and that scared me to the point, that if I no longer could see a prisoner as human,
then I risked retaliating, and becoming just like the animals they are acting like".
So he quit his job in lieu to install metal fences, mind you I helped him in a couple of jobs in my area, rest assured it isn't an easy job at all.
Working in the heat, daily cuts, skin pinches, and hauling heavy fencing, etc.
And I thought, things must indeed be pretty bad in a prison for him to choose to give up his vested contributions in retirement, to install fencing.
However there is indeed a responsibility of proper operations of a prison, and often it should start with the state, to provide for a better means
of removing such prisoners that make daily life even worse for not only prison employees, but also other prisoners.
It's even more troublesome knowing a person that is prescribed 4 meds for mental reasons is sent to a prison instead of a secured psychiatric facility.
That I would place the blame upon the failure of the state legislature, the judicial, and the prosecutors office.
Prayers for family and friends of those who's lives were taken
🤔I THOUGHT THAT They have nurses to distribute meds why are the deputies giving inmates meds🤔
Guards are not allowed to give meds of any kind period
WI DOC Correctional staff ARE trained to pass controlled medications. Not narcotics, but scheduled meds. Just like a caregiver is in an assisted living. The problem with this situation is that the staff has been dealing with understaffing since Covid(2020). Those that work there are working mandatory shifts (16 hours) consistently. Dealing with maximum status inmates is exhausting. These aren’t the sorry good guys that get locked up. These are the guys that can’t manage a medium or minimum custody level. This situation is sad and I’m happy it’s being exposed. Waupun is dangerous, and that’s because there isn’t enough man power to operate it effectively.
Well handing out mental illness meds should take priority.
@@peachbellini1668 that makes sense
Kudos to Dodge County Sheriffs Department for bringing this to light. I wish all Correctional Facilities would be Trained Properly and held to high standards like other Professions.
Like you mentioned sir, these are still People. Its Wonderful to hear how Proud you are of your Staff at the Dodge County Sheriffs Department. They are Lucky to have you as their Leader. 🙂
I was in jail they just demoted the officer in charge and the guy next to me was dead for 10 hours. Nobody checked on him the inmates did
They sure make it easy to cover up abuse.
These things happen in prisons all over this country.😢
Hell on Earth 😢
I’m impressed by this sheriff to take this on.
I’m certain he knew there would be blowback and did it anyway. We need more law enforcement leadership like this.
This happens in EVERY prison.
Great work, Sheriff, thank you
They seem pretty calm for an arrest of their own conference
The person coughing needs to leave that room!!!!
I have the utmost respect for this sheriff & his staff at the sheriff’s office! I have NEVER seen such action taken against DOC in ANY county in ANY state. Dodge County Sheriff department has set a precedence that hopefully other counties will follow!!
It isn't corruption. It's lazy and untrained COs...and supervisors rising to the level of incompetence
OVERWORKED. DOING 2 JOBS. GOT TO CUT CORNERS. THEN SOMETHING HAPPEN N WHY WERENT YOU.....? they are finally out of THERE RIP
?
29:30 "we need more money so we don't have to do our jobs as much!"
SMDH
SMH at the incompetence! No one should give or prescribe drugs with out a License too do so.
Thank you sheriff, I doubt this was easy for you and your family. You are a man of honor.
As a retired CO, I worked in a prison then a small count jail. Co's are trained to dispense medications and cpr when needed. A nurse would come to the jail once a week, but on call whenever jail staff had questions. Many times due to lack of staff I'd work 16 hrs, off 8 then another 16 mandatory. Basically you're tired as hell and don't think straight.
You must not be a person of color Black person of color we go to jail even when we don't break the law 😢 how do you avoid that 😮
I am so thankful the Dodge county sheriff's office is looking into this and doing something about the neglect.
SIGH, humans treating humans poorly. so sad
I was involved with county jail voluntary ministry in Illinois. This was halted with covid. Is it available in Wisconsin and if so can those involved with voluntary ministry openly bring forth issues with out retaliation?
No they would make damn sure you didn't go back and the next thing you know you'd be arrested for bringing in drugs or something.
Stay safe.
Just minister and do the lords work.
They need the word of the Lord more than anything.
Let them put on the full Armour of God.
Just pray for them!
That’s a whole lot of prisons in one area 😱
Wisconsin has 72 counties with county jails
Wisconsin has 37 prisons and correctional facilities.....
That's 109 jails and prisons in one state
That's what I thot too. That state must have needed money really bad.
Good for you Sheriff! God bless you sir!
All staff members associated (with the last 2 deaths especially) should be brought up on criminal charges. People are not animals.
About time it been going on who knows since when Just cause those in jail are in there for their mistakes many. Were tortured and killed by those with authority! . So much injustice . We are
Hey Kids !
Dont break the law.
Stay out of jail.
Jail is a dangerous stinky place.
yawn
They will put you in jail for no reason guilty until proven innocent. You can blow 000 and they will put you in jail for dui. Cops are income generators.
Usually, people arrested with strong alcohol or drug activity are checked over by hospital staff before being thrown in a cell. What's the deal with that these days?
This is just a small piece of the problem dealing with corruption within the law enforcement / correctional systems in our country. You aren't addressing recidicism by allowing life threatening conditions, you are building up anger and aggression 😡
Wow! This is inexcusable. Hope all involved in the neglect have been fired.
PRIVATE PRISONS PAY HUGE FINES IF NOT KEPT AT MAX CAPACITY. THEY SOLD PRISONS as if they sold HAMBURGERS. Absolutely dispicable
They said it’s time to get the hell outta dodge 😂😂😂
Life in solitary for life . Sorry sorry arrest the guard too.sorry bastards
Corrections is big business in that county.
Nothing like becoming an inmate in the same prison system you're supposed to be morally running.
Your a good hearted man. Standing up for those who can't. I thank you !
People do not want to be in police work or any kind of guard work in jails or prisons. Every county in America is probably short handed right now today.
I pray they all got arrested and that justice be done regarding them!!
I am a RN and this is appalling. What kind of nursing staff are caring for these inmates! Not good Nurses! Disgusting!!
Thank you for caring.
Criminal. Disgusting. Take action on all cases. Condolences to the families. ❤🎉🎉🎉
They need to do same for police. Proper training, pysche evals, lie detector each c9p. Yearly testing. Drug testing. Decerification for all crimes. Etc Etc
Police departments intentionally hire psychopaths. They are better suited to do the job. They need to hold them accountable for their actions.
The person coughing needs to dismiss themselves
😂😂😂
Who are they to not keep a phone on hand and allow them to call 911!! They keep them sheriff offices separately just to make people unable to get records or figure out jurisdictions. Their union is what’s protecting them from effecting change. They work in capacity of government but are private for profit entities at our detriment. I never been so endangered as them cops done me in Wisconsin. They’re uniformly neglecting and persecuting disabled out of cruelty and for money.