After eight years, the court-mandated oversight of a Wisconsin youth prison has come to an end. A fence surrounds Lincoln Hills youth prison Thursday, April 15, 2021, in Irma, Wis. Angela Major/WPRThe latest report was the second consecutive time in which the monitor found compliance with all the provisions. A bipartisan law signed by Walker in 2018 set a deadline for Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake to close by January 2021. Proulx died after hitting his head on concrete during an attack on the Lincoln Hills basketball court. State lawmakers cited Proulx’s death when suggesting that tools like pepper spray could help protect staff at Lincoln Hills.