MADISON, Wis. (AP) — Juveniles would no longer be housed at a Wisconsin youth prison complex that’s been under federal investigation and the subject of multiple lawsuits alleging inmate abuse as part of dramatic reorganization plan announced Thursday by Gov. Scott Walker. The $80 million proposal would change the Lincoln Hills-Copper Lake prisons into medium-security adult prisons and open five smaller regional juvenile prisons across the state. The plan, which is subject to legislative approval, also calls for expanding mental health treatment at a state-run hospital in Madison. Walker’s plan doesn’t call for the Legislature to consider funding it until 2019, but the Republican governor’s spokesman said Walker would support speeding that up if lawmakers agreed.
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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 […]
todayMarch 27, 2025
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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