- Now we have a quick update
to the ongoing problems at Lincoln Hills.
That's the youth prison in northern Wisconsin that's under
investigation by the FBI.
Governor Walker wants to add more staff to comply with
federal standards instead of shutting it down as many critics
have suggested.
Walker has proposed adding eight new counselors.
Lincoln Hills is currently the subject of two federal lawsuits,
one of which alleges extensive use of solitary confinement as
punishment for misbehavior.
Former and current inmates claim as much as 20% of the juvenile
prisoners are in solitary confinement at any given time.