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| Milwaukee County to pursue Lincoln Hills alternative |
| By fox11online.com- Greg Moore |
| Published: 02/05/2016 |
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MILWAUKEE (AP) — Milwaukee County supervisors voted Thursday to declare a state of emergency at the state's troubled youth prisons and release $500,000 to seek alternative housing for offenders held at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake facilities, which are under a sweeping state and federal investigation into allegations of abuse by staffers. The unanimous vote authorized a plan that includes suggestions from Milwaukee County Chief Judge Maxine Aldridge White, who sent a letter supporting immediate action to the board and to County Executive Chris Abele. The judge says young people sentenced to the Irma youth prisons aren't getting appropriate care. She called for additional mental health care workers and the expansion of a program that keeps offenders in Milwaukee County. The youth prison investigation has focused on allegations of excessive use of force at the facilities that share a campus more than 200 miles north of Milwaukee. The probe has been ongoing for more than a year. A Lincoln County judge has found reason to believe crimes occurred there, including sexual assault and physical abuse. Read More. |
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