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Dane County Public Safety Bldg Jail

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Dane County Public Safety Bldg Jail is a county jail located in Dane County, Wisconsin. Rated capacity: 492. Reported population: 422. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

492

Current population

422

Occupancy

86%

Year opened

—

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Population held

Mixed/unknown

Opened

—

Region

Wisconsin

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

No

Conditions

No conditions summary available yet.

Visiting

No visiting information available.

Mailing

No mailing information available.

Practical info

Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.

Known issues

No major issues documented in our database.

Contact & address

115 W Doty St, Madison 53703
(608) 284-6100
Official site

Conditions Risk Score

Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated

0/100
Low concern0/100
Overcrowding
0/30
Oversight reports
0/30
Structural flags
0/15
Death signals
0/15
Conditions text
0/10

This facility scores 0. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 2 points below national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers
Conditions risk scorethis: 0/100 · peers avg: 2/100 (100%)

Higher risk than 0% of peer facilities in United States.

Occupancythis: 86% · peers avg: 93% (8%)
Capacity (beds)this: 492 · peers avg: 547 (10%)

Data completeness

74%

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@misc{worldprisons-dane-county-public-safety-b,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Dane County Public Safety Bldg Jail},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/dane-county-public-safety-bldg-jail},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}