Note: We meet at GBCI off of Webster Avenue.
We will gather in solidarity to hold space for those incarcerated at Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI), where individuals are subjected to solitary confinement and inhumane living conditions. This vigil marks 12 months of monthly action to bring awareness to these injustices—not only at GBCI but throughout Wisconsin’s prison system—and to demand the closure of GBCI without the construction of a new prison in its place.
We invite you to join us in reflection to the suffering endured within these walls. It is crucial that we confront the policies that perpetuate this harm—policies that stand in direct opposition to our shared values of dignity, compassion, and justice. We urge members of the public to take action by contacting their legislators, and we call on lawmakers to create policy that upholds human rights rather than continue cycles of punishment and disproportionate incarceration.
Over the past year, these monthly vigils have united elected officials from across the political spectrum, individuals directly impacted by the criminal legal system, and concerned community members. Together, we have raised our voices to demand the closure of GBCI. The concerns extend beyond the incarcerated; staff members, too, are affected by the facility’s deteriorating conditions. We call on our elected leaders to prioritize humane alternatives and meaningful investments in decarceration—not the expansion of a broken system.