The Wisconsin Senate unanimously passed legislation to fund and build a new youth detention facility in Milwaukee, replacing the Lincoln Hills Juvenile Jail in northern Wisconsin. . “Not likely, when we look at it, it’s definitely something we’re in favor of, but again no blueprint,” he replied. “My first reaction was just absolute disappointment,” Sharlen Moore, Milwaukee Youth and Urban Justice director told WISN 12. “When he said, ‘We’re not bringing this up. floor’, that’s painful.” More than half of the 52 boys and girls at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake School are from Milwaukee, Moore said. city. “So those parents who have to make sacrifices, those who are able to provide their own transportation, or who have the time to commit to taking a full day out of their schedule to visit their kids, that’s what we want.” “Advocates believe that young people will have more resources to help in Milwaukee. Moore doesn’t have the necessary services that people in Milwaukee can provide,” Moore said. “Connecting with mentors and people like them, connecting with therapists and people like them, connecting with their families, just a whole network of services.” Vos said Republicans want a more detailed plan from Governor Tony Evers previously voted on.
The Wisconsin Senate unanimously passed legislation to fund and build a new youth detention facility in Milwaukee.
It will replace the Lincoln Hills Juvenile Jail in northern Wisconsin.
Hours before the vote, reporters asked Parliament Speaker Robin Vos if the council would vote on the measure during this legislative session.
“Not likely, when we look at it, it’s certainly something we’re in favor of, but again no blueprint,” he replied.
In 2018, lawmakers voted to close Lincoln Hills, but has yet to pass funding to build the new facility.
“My first reaction was just absolute disappointment,” Sharlen Moore, director of Urban Underground and Youth Justice Milwaukee told WISN 12. “When he said, ‘We’re not taking this on the floor,'” that was painful.”
Youth advocates are pushing for a vote, and are centered in Milwaukee.
More than half of the 52 boys and girls at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake School are from Milwaukee, Moore said.
The facility is a 3.5-hour drive from the city.
“So those parents who have to make sacrifices, those who can afford their own transportation, or who have the time to commit to spending a full day in their schedule visiting their kids, that’s what we need to do.” should do.
Advocates believe youth will have more resources to help out in Milwaukee.
“Unfortunately because young people are away from home, they don’t have the necessary services that people in Milwaukee can provide,” says Moore. “Connecting with mentors and people like them, connecting with therapists and again with people like them, connecting with their families, just a whole network of services.”
Vos said Republicans want a more detailed plan from Governor Tony Evers before voting.
