For two days at the end of September, multiple teen inmates were engaged in various violent incidents, contradicting recent reports of improved environment by a court-ordered monitor at Lincoln Hills School for Boys.
While the facilities are planned to close in 2021, problems reportedly persist.
Legislators urged the Joint Committee on Finance to postpone construction of a new juvenile detention center in New London, which would replace the Lincoln Hills School for Boys because of environmental concerns and lack of transparency with residents.
After years of turmoil including multiple cases of assault and lawsuits, Lincoln Hills juvenile detention center will close down, moving its inmates closer to home.
Though the state approved a plan to close the controversial Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons earlier this year, lawsuits over conditions at the facilities are above $20 million and rising.
After months of outrage over abuse allegations, lawmakers may finally close the controversial Lincoln Hills juvenile detention center, should a new bill pass.
Gov. Scott Walker appointed Jon Litscher last month following the resignation of former secretary Ed Wall.
The Department of Corrections has come under fire after a Milwaukee Journal Sentinel investigation allegedly showed instances of abuse and assault at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile facilities.
Wisconsin state statutes obligate UW-Madison to purchase prison-produced goods from Badger State Industries, and the university spent nearly $1.6 million on these in the 2015 fiscal year.
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