US EditionGov. Evers seeks end to court-ordered procedures at Lincoln Hills youth prison
Gov. Evers seeks to end federal oversight after two consecutive reports confirmed full compliance with reforms at Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons.
- On Wednesday, Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections asked a federal court to end the consent decree after a second report maintained full compliance.
- Originating from a 2017 lawsuit by former inmates aided by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, the 2017 consent decree mandated limits on solitary confinement, pepper spray, mechanical restraints, strip searches and out-of-cell time.
- Advocates argued, `When we started this lawsuit in 2017, the use of pepper spray on children, solitary confinement, shackling, and strip searches were rampant at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake,' said Tim Muth, emphasizing reforms.
- Ending the decree would enable plans to close or replace Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, converting them into adult prisons with judge approval and State Legislature cooperation.
- The state says its closure timeline depends on a new state-run youth prison in Milwaukee County, Mendota Juvenile Treatment Center expansion, Fitchburg facility funding approved last month, and Evers' administration funding needs for northern facility and Grow Academy.
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Judge ends court oversight of Lincoln Hills youth prison
After eight years, a federal judge has agreed to end the court-mandated oversight of a scandal-plagued youth prison. The post Judge ends court oversight of Lincoln Hills youth prison appeared first on WPR.
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Chippewa HeraldGov. Evers seeks end to court-ordered procedures at Lincoln Hills youth prison
The monitor’s October report found the prison to be in compliance in all areas of the order. On Wednesday, after a second report found similar compliance, Evers filed a motion to end the consent decree.
Wisconsin youth prisons found in compliance with court-orders
MADISON, Wis. — Two juvenile correctional facilities in northern Wisconsin plagued by allegations of staff abuse are now in full compliance with court-orders. Back in 2017, the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) filed a federal lawsuit demanding changes at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons. Former Governor Scott Walker’s administration settled the lawsuit the following year by agreeing to a consent decree that prohibited the use…
Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake Schools complete reforms ordered after child abuse scandals
MADISON, Wis. -- Operations at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, Wisconsin's youth prison facilities, are once again in full compliance with 50 court-ordered reforms put in place after a lawsuit stemming from child abuse allegations.
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