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...]
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...]