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Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement

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Wisconsin prisons agree to help hearing-impaired inmates under settlement with federal investigators.

U.S. Department of Justice probing complaints from inmates at three prisons.

Settlement calls for Corrections to provide appropriate aids and services, including sign language interpreters.

Five inmates have died at Waupun Correctional Institution since June 2023 , two by suicide.