Nettet9. jan. 2024 · Wisconsin has agreed to settlements with three juveniles who alleged abuse while they were held at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys/Copper Lake School for Girls (LH/CL). Paige Ray-Cluney, Laera Reed and Jacob Bailey will receive a total of $4.78 million, bringing Wisconsin’s payouts in lawsuits concerning the juvenile facilities, … NettetLincoln Hills School (LHS) for boys is a "type 1 secured juvenile correctional facilities" operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections. It is located in the unincorporated community of Irma in Lincoln County, Wisconsin. The School shares 800 acres with Copper Lake School (CLS) for girls.
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Nettet25. feb. 2024 · The Wisconsin Assembly on Thursday night unanimously approved a plan to shutter the state’s juvenile correctional facility for boys and provide $42 million to … Nettet27. feb. 2016 · Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections says it has changed how agency officials communicate with counties statewide following allegations of abuse and misconduct at Lincoln Hills, ... Milwaukee County officials have said they plan to pull their 134 inmates from Lincoln Hills, which would cut the facility's population by more than … khairy jamaluddin and family
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Nettet7. des. 2024 · Lincoln Hills has been under scrutiny for years. After the federal lawsuit described abuse and civil rights violations at the prisons, Wisconsin's Department of Corrections eventually agreed to the consent decree that's currently in place at the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the smaller Copper Lake School for Girls. Nettet1. feb. 2024 · Wisconsin is slated to miss its July deadline to close the youth prison at Lincoln Hills, but advocates say a shrinking population at the central Wisconsin facility may help closure plans overcome its budget hurdle. ... State To Miss Deadline To Close Juvenile Detention Facilities, Even As Conditions Worsen. With Lincoln Hills, ... Nettet9. mar. 2024 · Operations are "best it has been" since court-mandated reports began in 2024, but staffing is still at 50% at the juvenile correctional facilities on most days, the monitor noted. Report: Embattled Lincoln Hills making 'significant progress' but prob is li chinese