The ranking Democrat on the Assembly corrections committee says a bipartisan bill introduced this week lays the foundation for a youth corrections overhaul. Under the plan the Lincoln Hills juvenile prison would close by 2020, instead opening county-run secure residential care centers for less serious offenders, while keeping serious juvenile offenders under state supervision. State representative David Bowen of Milwaukee says allowing counties to run local, secure residential care centers will transform how young people are treated and deliver improved outcomes. The Assembly corrections committee is holding a public hearing on the bill Thursday.
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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.
todayMarch 27, 2025
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