Supervisor Sequanna Taylor Offers to Help Governor Walker with Plan to Close Lincoln Hill and Copper Lake
"I write to you today to offer my support for your plan to discontinue the use of the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls as youth detention facilities..."
MLWAUKEE – County Supervisor Sequanna Taylor recently wrote a letter to Governor Scott Walker offering to help him shape and implement his proposed plan to close the Lincoln Hill School for Boys and the Copper Lake School for Girls. The full text of the letter reads as follows:
“I write to you today to offer my support for your plan to discontinue the use of the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls as youth detention facilities and establish new regional facilities so that incarcerated youth can be closer to their home communities. Additionally, I would like to offer my assistance in the development and implementation of this plan with the hope that I can help ensure its success.
“As Vice Chairwoman of the Health and Human Needs Committee of the Milwaukee County Board of Supervisors, youth justice is a paramount concern of mine. I have closely followed the news of the ongoing challenges at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, have visited Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake to better understand the challenges of staff and needs of youth at these facilities, and have joined with other Milwaukee area legislators and community leaders in calling for local placement alternatives since the early days of the crisis.
“As you know, most of youth committed to Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake are from Milwaukee County. Therefore, I believe it would be beneficial to include policy makers from the Milwaukee area who are involved in and understand the challenges of youth justice as you identify locations in southeastern Wisconsin for new facilities, and shape your plans for transitioning youth out of Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake.
“Your proposal to close Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake and establishing new regional facilities has the potential to ensure that all Wisconsin youth have better access to the education, mental health, and rehabilitation services they need in order to live healthy, productive adult lives. Please do not hesitate to contact me if there is any way I can help you to develop and promote, and secure the adoption of your proposal.”
NOTE: This press release was submitted to Urban Milwaukee and was not written by an Urban Milwaukee writer. While it is believed to be reliable, Urban Milwaukee does not guarantee its accuracy or completeness.
More about the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Facilities
- MKE County: Tight Budget Forces Difficult Vote on Housing, Juvenile Justice - Graham Kilmer - Nov 1st, 2024
- Letters from Evers, Republicans Show Clash on Juvenile Corrections - Andrew Kennard - Aug 17th, 2024
- Following Counselor Death, Staff, Family Plead for Help At Lincoln Hills - Andrew Kennard - Aug 16th, 2024
- Lawmakers Grill Wisconsin Prison Officials Over Safety, Employee Death at Youth Facility - Sarah Lehr - Aug 7th, 2024
- Future of Lincoln Hills Remains In Limbo - Isiah Holmes - Apr 12th, 2024
- MKE County: County Youth In State Prisons Declining Again - Graham Kilmer - Jan 15th, 2024
- Legislative Committee Okays $6 Million for 2nd Juvenile Facility - Devin Blake - Oct 1st, 2023
- Some Progress, Still Problems at Lincoln Hills - Isiah Holmes - Jul 9th, 2023
- Plats and Parcels: Republicans Approve Gov. Evers’ Allocation of $32.6 Million More To Build Milwaukee Youth Prison - Jeramey Jannene - Jun 4th, 2023
- Milwaukee Youth Prison Costs Grow 71% - Jeramey Jannene - Mar 1st, 2023
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