Wisconsin Governor Evers requests no changes to state's youth prison after counselor killed, despite past allegations and consent decree.
Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers has requested a federal judge not to make changes to the state's only youth prison, Lincoln Hills-Copper Lakes Schools, after a counselor was killed during a fight with an inmate. Despite facing allegations of staff-on-inmate abuse and a 2018 consent decree restricting actions such as punitive confinement and use of pepper spray, Evers insists conditions at the prison have improved. Republican lawmakers may seek more latitude in punishing incarcerated children and potentially ask for changes to the consent decree.
August 14, 2024
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