Wisconsin's Lincoln Hills youth prison; judge ends oversight

The Brief After seven-and-a-half years, a federal judge has ended court monitoring of Lincoln Hills youth prison following "substantial compliance" with 50 mandated reforms. A judge is ending court oversight of Lincoln Hills, Wisconsin's troubled youth prison. Lincoln Hills oversight endingWhat we know:Wisconsin Youth Prison Lincoln Hills once faced allegations of excessive use of pepper spray, excessive confinement, and not properly investigating sexual misconduct allegations. And in fact, now it looks like, you know, 2027, 2028 at the earliest, Lincoln Hills would be closed," Muth said. Future site of youth prison in MilwaukeeThe state is in the planning stage for another new youth prison in Dane County.