The sweeping plan of Democratic Gov. Tony Evers to tear down the Green Bay prison built in 1898, turn the Waupun prison built in 1858 into a vocational training center and move prisoners to several other upgraded facilities will be closely watched by almost one-third of legislators.

Although Evers used take-it-or-leave-it language when he announced the $500-million package — “This plan is as good as it gets†— the historic changes involve institutions in the districts of dozens of Republican and Democratic lawmakers.

Steven Walters started covering the Capitol in 1988. Contact him at stevenscotwalters@gmail.com

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