One child, $463,000 per year: Ballooning costs of troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison

Source: Drake White-Bergey for Wisconsin Watch

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One child, $463,000 per year: Ballooning costs of troubled Lincoln Hills youth prison

A budget request would nearly double incarceration costs in Wisconsin’s juvenile justice system. Many say the funds would be better used to prevent crime.

By
Mario Koran / Wisconsin Watch and Devin Blake / Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service

Dec 5, 2024, 1:21 PM CST

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