Wisconsin State Reformatory
National Register of Historic Places

Wisconsin State Reformatory

Allouez, Brown County, Wisconsin
Listed
May 2, 1990
Type
District
Period
Listed
Ref No.
90000641

About this property

Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) is an adult male maximum-security correctional facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions in Allouez, Wisconsin. The prison is located along the east bank of the Fox River. The prison was originally known as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution on July 1, 1979. The prison was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990. In 2022, the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit invoked the Religious Land Use and Institutionalized Persons Act in its ruling that the rights of a Muslim prisoner at Green Bay Correctional Institution were unlawfully violated when he was strip searched by a transgender male guard.

Location

Allouez, Brown County, Wisconsin
44.47092, -88.03709

Categories

POLITICS/GOVERNMENTARCHITECTURE
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Sources

Property data from the National Register of Historic Places, National Park Service (public domain).

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When was Wisconsin State Reformatory listed on the National Register?

Wisconsin State Reformatory was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on May 2, 1990.

What type of historic resource is Wisconsin State Reformatory?

Wisconsin State Reformatory is classified as a district in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wisconsin State Reformatory is recorded as the listed era.

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