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Civil Rights Groups File Class Action Lawsuit Against Wisconsin State Officials for Unconstitutional Use of Solitary Confinement, Other Inhumane Conditions in State-Run Youth Correctional Facilities

Juvenile Law Center,
The ACLU of Wisconsin and Juvenile Law Center, with pro-bono assistance from Quarles & Brady, filed a class action lawsuit today in federal court against four Wisconsin state officials, including Wisconsin Secretary of Corrections Jon E. Litscher, citing the unconstitutional use of solitary confinement and inhumane conditions for youth in state-run correctional facilities. The suit was filed on behalf of youth confined in the Lincoln Hills School for Boys and the Copper Lake School for Girls.
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Wisconsin sued as teens claim unlawful conditions in youth facilities

Timothy Mclaughlin, Superior Telegram (Reuters) •
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Wisconsin Juvenile Facilities Sued by Juvenile Law Center, State ACLU Over Solitary Confinement

John Holland, JJIE •
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Wisconsin Juvenile Justice’s Use of Solitary, Pepper Spray Violates Constitution, Lawsuit Says

John Kelly, The Chronicle of Social Change •
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Wisconsin sued as teens claim unlawful conditions in youth facilities

Timothy Mclaughlin, Reuters •
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Teen Lincoln Hills inmates allege excessive pepper spraying

Patrick Marley, Journal Sentinel •
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Department of Justice Takes Action on Costs, Fines and Fees for Juvenile Offenders

Juvenile Law Center,

Today the Department of Justice issued critical guidance on the use of costs, fines and fees for youth in the juvenile justice system. This development follows a campaign of advocacy and research on the widespread abuse of costs, fines and fees in the juvenile justice system, and Juvenile Law Center’s publication of a groundbreaking national report on the issue.

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Setting the Stage for Success in 2017: 2016 Year-End Highlights

Executive Director, Susan V. Mangold; Deputy Director and Chief Counsel, Marsha Levick,

Happy New Year! While we are preparing to confront new challenges in 2017, we ended 2016 with some important wins in some of our key issue areas: reducing transfer to adult court, ending juvenile life-without-parole and other extreme sentencing, and improving educational access and success for foster youth and justice system-involved youth.