Entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution, Allouez, Wiscons

Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez WI
The entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wisconsin, shows the tree-lined approach to one of the state’s oldest operating prisons. Opened in 1898 as the Wisconsin State Reformatory, the facility was designed during an era emphasizing reform and rehabilitation, reflected in its spacious campus and classical stone buildings visible in the distance. Today, the institution remains part of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections system, standing as a significant piece of the state’s correctional history and architectural heritage.

The entrance to Green Bay Correctional Institution in Allouez, Wisconsin, shows the tree-lined approach to one of the state’s oldest operating prisons. Opened in 1898 as the Wisconsin State Reformatory, the facility was designed during an era emphasizing reform and rehabilitation, reflected in its spacious campus and classical stone buildings visible in the distance. Today, the institution remains part of the Wisconsin Department of Corrections system, standing as a significant piece of the state’s correctional history and architectural heritage.

Allouez, Wisconsin, United States
Photo taken in June 2019. © Chad Davis