Earlier this month, State Senator Tom Tiffany (R-Hazelhurst) and State Representative Mary Felzkowski (R-Irma) put out a letter asking a federal judge to loosen the sanctions he placed on Lincoln Hills. Since the letter, more reports of violence have come out.
Sen. Tiffany says people need to remember what kind of individuals are being housed in facilities like Lincoln Hills. "There's people that have broken the law, including serious felons, that are in these facilities. Including, in a juvenile youth facility like Lincoln Hills. It's not an easy atmosphere to work in," he said. Sen. Tiffany also says that the ACLU is totally in the wrong when it comes to Lincoln Hills. "They're taking the side of young felons who are harming not just staff at Lincoln Hills, but youth offenders that are in there," said Tiffany. "I think the ACLU has not taken into account what is happening to those people who work there." Sen. Tiffany says because of the loosening of discipline at Lincoln Hills, inmates now feel like they're running the facility.
Sen. Tiffany says he does commend U.S. District Judge James Peterson for saying he will revisit the order he placed on Lincoln Hills.
7 staff members have come forward saying they've been attacked by inmates at Lincoln Hills in the past 2 weeks.
