Relief delayed again for wrongly convicted Wisconsinites

By: Andrew Kennard

Outlets: Wisconsin Examiner

Published: March 31, 2026

Words: 859

Last Updated: 4 months ago


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In December, Gabriel Lugo gave testimony to a state Assembly committee about his time in prison before he was exonerated of the crime for which he served more than a decade. He’d been serving his sentence in the Waupun Correctional Institution when his conviction was finally overturned.

In a statement read by an attorney, Lugo said some correctional officers treated him as less than human and that prison lockdowns severely restricted …

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