The plan would complete a Dane County youth facility, convert Lincoln Hills from juveniles to adults and renovate Waupun’s troubled prison By Jack Kelly and Hallie Clafin Wisconsin Watch This … [Read more...]
One Child, $463,000 Per Year: Ballooning Costs of Troubled Lincoln Hills Youth Prison
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...]
New Youth Prison for Milwaukee Boys is Progressing. But What Does That Mean for Milwaukee Girls?
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...]
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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...]
“Breaking Walls” Shares Insight on Youth Prison Reform
By Dylan Deprey In 2002, the United States Department of Justice released its investigation into Mississippi’s youth prisons, otherwise known as “training facilities.” The report revealed the … [Read more...]
Milwaukee Looking to Residential Treatment Facility Alternative for At Risk Youth
By Karen Stokes Statistics indicate that the period after a child leaves a secure detention facility are most at risk, and therefore require services. Presently, Milwaukee County is … [Read more...]
Senator Taylor calls for special session on juvenile corrections and more funding
MADISON – State Senator Lena Taylor (D-Milwaukee) called on Governor Scott Walker to call a special session to address Wisconsin’s juvenile corrections crisis, which spurred an ongoing FBI … [Read more...]