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Questions Remain as Opposition Grows to Making Felmers O. Chaney Center the Location For New Youth Detention Facility

April 8, 2022

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Edgar Mendez, Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center, John Beard, Juvenile Detention Centers, Lincoln Hills School for Boys

Milwaukee County Sees Progress in Reducing the Number of Inmates in Youth Prisons

February 27, 2021

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Edgar Mendez, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mark Mertens, Milwaukee County Accountability Program, Running Rebels, Youth Justice Reform

Leaders Continue to Push for Alternatives to Youth Incarceration

February 29, 2020

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Sam Woods, Youth Justice Milwaukee

EXCEPT WHERE INDICATED, THE OPINIONS EXPRESSED ON THIS PAGE ARE NOT NECESSARILY THOSE OF THE MILWAUKEE COURIER

Wisconsin Must Shift Youth Justice Policy to Promote Transformative Change

May 10, 2019

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Juvenile Detention Centers, Juvenile Justice System, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Youth Justice Reform

DDHS and Community Members Discuss Next Step After Lincoln Hills Closing

February 2, 2019

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, David Muhammad, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mark Mertens, Mary Jo Meyers, Nyesha Stone, Project Rise

The Closing of the Teen Prison Lincoln Hill is a Celebration to Some Because that Means the Release of their Loved Ones

December 15, 2018

By Nyesha Stone The closing of our teen prisons—Lincoln Hills and Cooper Lakes—is a celebration to some because that means the release of their loved ones. But what happens once they’re … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Cooper Lakes, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Nyesha Stone, Project Rise

Violence Prevention Plan May Be a Step Backwards

June 3, 2017

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Copper Lake School for Girls, Dylan Deprey, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Violence Prevention, Youth Justice Milwaukee, Youth Prisons

Youth Justice Milwaukee Campaigns to Close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Youth Prisons

March 25, 2017

By Dylan Deprey At 9 months old, Marcus was thrust into the Wisconsin Foster Care system. He lived with his aunt and uncle, where he was physically and sexually abused for 14 years. It was … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: David Crowley, Dylan Deprey, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Sharlen Moore, Youth Justice Milwaukee

Milwaukee Looking to Residential Treatment Facility Alternative for At Risk Youth

October 28, 2016

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...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Henry Schmidt, Juvenile Detention Centers, Karen Stokes, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Mark Mertens

Corrections seeking money for troubled youth prison

September 16, 2016

By Jason Stein and Patrick Marley The state Department of Corrections is seeking $3.3 million over the next two years to reform a troubled prison for youth to bring it into line with federal sexual … [Read more...]

Popular Interests In This Article: Department of Corrections, Jason Stein, Lincoln Hills School for Boys, Patrick Marley

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