For the first time since 2017, Wisconsin’s troubled youth prisons are fully compliant with 50 court-ordered reforms aimed at improving how staff treat young inmates. The lawsuit that brought about the court-ordered reforms and regular monitoring dates back to 2017. In 2015, Lincoln Hills was raided by law enforcement amid an investigation into allegations of staff abusing minors. Scott Walker signed a bipartisan bill, which passed with unanimous support in the Legislature, that set a deadline of Jan. 1, 2021 to close Lincoln Hills. In his statement, Evers said a new 32-bed facility for youth in Milwaukee is expected to open in late fall of 2026.