How do I contact Taycheedah Correctional Institution?

Phone: (920) 929-3800. Address: 751 County Rd K, Fond du Lac. Official website: https://doc.wi.gov/Pages/OffenderInformation/AdultInstitutions/TaycheedahCorrectionalInstitution.aspx.

What is the capacity of Taycheedah Correctional Institution?

Taycheedah Correctional Institution has an official design capacity of 700 and currently holds approximately 928 people (133% of capacity).

What security level is Taycheedah Correctional Institution?

Taycheedah Correctional Institution operates at Medium security level as a Medium Security facility.

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United States · WI · Fond du Lac

Taycheedah Correctional Institution

Medium SecurityMediumfemaleOvercrowded (133%)LowHigh

Verified 16 Jun 2026

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Sources last reviewed on 16 Jun 2026

Data is aggregated from public sources and may be incomplete or out of date. Always verify with primary sources before acting on any figure. See data sources.

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Taycheedah Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Fond Du Lac County, Wisconsin. Rated capacity: 653. Reported population: 928. Security level: Maximum. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.

Capacity

700

Current population

928

Occupancy

133%

Year opened

1921

Operational

Figures from official sources · verified 16 Jun 2026 · methodology

Facility profile

Operator

Wisconsin Department of Corrections

Population held

female

Opened

1921

Region

Security level

Medium

Death-row facility

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.

Notable inmates

Laurie Bembenek
1958–2010 · autobiographer
Lawrencia Ann "Bambi" Bembenek (August 15, 1958 â November 20, 2010), known as Laurie Bembenek, was an American security officer at Marquette University when she was arrested on charges of first-degree murder of Christine Schultz in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, on May 28, 1981.
Ezra McCandless
1997
On March 22, 2018, Alex Woodworth was stabbed 16 times in the head, neck, groin, and torso in Ezra McCandless' car in Spring Brook, Wisconsin, United States.

Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.

Contact & address

751 County Rd K, Fond du Lac 54936

(920) 929-3800

Official site

Conditions Risk Score

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

12/100

Low concern12/100

Overcrowding: 12/30
Oversight reports: 0/30
Structural flags: 0/15
Death signals: 0/15
Conditions text: 0/10

What the score is responding to:

· Operating at 133% of design capacity

This facility scores 12. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 10 points above national average.

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Compared to other facilities in United States

7436 peers

Occupancythis: 133% · peers avg: 93% (+43%)

Capacity (beds)this: 700 · peers avg: 547 (+28%)

Data completeness

74%

How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.

Sources

Wisconsin DOC — Prisons & Locations
HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
Wisconsin DOC — Prisons & Locations — Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
Wikidata (Q7689766)
Wikipedia
See /data-sources for our overall methodology.

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APA

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Chicago

"Taycheedah Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/taycheedah-correctional-institution.

BibTeX

@misc{worldprisons-taycheedah-correctional-ins,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Taycheedah Correctional Institution},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/taycheedah-correctional-institution},
  urldate = {2026-07-21}
}

@misc{worldprisons-taycheedah-correctional-ins, author = {{World Prisons}}, title = {Taycheedah Correctional Institution}, year = {2026}, url = {https://worldprisons.com/prisons/taycheedah-correctional-institution}, urldate = {2026-07-21} }