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According to the Annie E. Casey Foundation, about 22,500 juveniles were arrested in Wisconsin in 2020, the lowest number in at least ten years.
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Wisconsin legislators passed a bipartisan agreement this month to build a replacement for the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, a move one advocate said should come with a new approach to youth justice.
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The legislation would allow the state to borrow $42 million to build a new youth prison in Milwaukee County.
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The state Assembly has approved funding for a new youth prison to replace the state's troubled facility in northern Wisconsin
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The measure comes after years of delays in closing the embattled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons in Lincoln County.
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The Wisconsin Legislature’s budget committee has voted to expand a mental health center in Madison to reduce the number of inmates at the state’s juvenile…
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Warning: some listeners may find the details in this story disturbing and graphic. The Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake juvenile prisons in Lincoln County were…
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The latest report from a court-ordered monitor finds that conditions are worsening at Wisconsin’s juvenile prisons, in part due to challenges posed by the…
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National Guard troops were at the Lincoln Hills youth prison near Irma Thursday, helping test staff for COVID-19.It’s part of an effort by the Department…
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No injuries were reported after a weekend disturbance at the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake School near Irma. Some damage was reported.The Lincoln County…