Overview
- Rosie O'Donnell wrote a poem-length account shared June 13 that recounts a recent in-person visit with her daughter Chelsea at Taycheedah Correctional Institution in Wisconsin.
- She said Chelsea appeared healthy and calm in her green uniform and that the two have grown closer through daily calls and the stresses of incarceration.
- Rosie described the visitation room, its rules and the four-hour visit format, noting limits such as a hug only at the start and end and hands kept above the table.
- The meeting was cut short when a tornado warning led staff to rush visitors out, and Rosie said Chelsea’s four children have not visited, which she said pains her daughter.
- Chelsea remains incarcerated after her probation was revoked in October 2025 following multiple 2024 arrests on drug and child-neglect charges, and Rosie framed the visit as a sign of hope for Chelsea’s sobriety and post-prison plans.