MADISON, Wis. (AP) — A group of current and former inmates at Wisconsin’s youth prison have filed a federal lawsuit alleging as much as 20 percent of the population is held in solitary confinement and guards needlessly pepper spray prisoners. The American Civil Liberties Union and the Juvenile Law Center filed the lawsuit Monday in Madison on behalf of four current and former inmates at the prison in Irma. The lawsuit alleges the inmates’ treatment violates the prisoners’ constitutional rights. The lawsuit asks a judge to prohibit prison officials from using solitary confinement and pepper spray except in rare cases. Wisconsin Department of Corrections spokesman Tristan Cook didn’t immediately respond to an email Monday evening. The FBI is currently investigating allegations of prisoner abuse, child neglect and sexual assault at the prison.
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photo: waupun mayor rohn bishop The Waupun Common Council has postponed action on wage increases for paid on call firefighters and elected officials to get more public input. The council discussed the matter, sometimes heated, at their meeting this week and will take up the issue again at their April 8th meeting. If […]
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A house fire near New Holstein claimed the life of a child. Shortly after 2am Wednesday firefighters were called to the scene on Honeymoon Hill Road near County Road T. A child in the home was pronounced dead at a hospital. The cause of the fire remains under investigation.
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