A budget request would nearly double incarceration costs in Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. Many say the funds would be better used to prevent crime. By Mario Koran Wisconsin Watch and Devin … [Read more...]
Judge Reaffirms Protections for Youths in State’s Juvenile Prison
By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
Some Youths at State’s Juvenile Prison Complain of Isolation. The Department Of Corrections Sees Progress.
By Devin Blake This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city neighborhoods in Milwaukee. Visit … [Read more...]
Questions Remain as Opposition Grows to Making Felmers O. Chaney Center the Location For New Youth Detention Facility
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Milwaukee County Sees Progress in Reducing the Number of Inmates in Youth Prisons
By Edgar Mendez Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
Leaders Continue to Push for Alternatives to Youth Incarceration
By: Sam Woods Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service This story was originally published by Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, where you can find other stories reporting on fifteen city … [Read more...]
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Wisconsin Must Shift Youth Justice Policy to Promote Transformative Change
As Wisconsin looks to establish a new correctional system for youth, it is incumbent upon us to act with great urgency to respond to the immediate crisis at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools. We … [Read more...]
DDHS and Community Members Discuss Next Step After Lincoln Hills Closing
By Nyesha Stone Youth prison reform is a hot topic right now, given that Lincoln Hills School for boys and Copper Lake School for girls are expected to close within the next two years. Last week, … [Read more...]
Violence Prevention Plan May Be a Step Backwards
By Dylan Deprey MADISON, Wis. — It seems the ongoing Federal investigations and pending lawsuits at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Youth Prisons could see more setbacks as the Assembly … [Read more...]
Senator Lena Taylor Reflects on Lincoln Hills Visit, Plans to Revisit
By Mrinal Gokhale The Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls, two juvenile detention centers, have been in the spotlight for the past few months after jail workers were … [Read more...]