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“This is the most severe and damaging type of solitary confinement that is used in the American penal system. Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement

Brendan Dassey, who was convicted with Avery in a later murder, has been exonerated by a federal appeals court.

A federal judge on Friday ordered two Wisconsin youth correctional facilities to reform conditions for their detainees, who are subjected to pepper spraying and "likely

“The state just seems to have been moving very, very slowly in the face of widespread criticism of Lincoln Hills,” Peterson said.

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Marsha Levick, with the Juvenile Law Center, said Peterson was concerned with the use of pepper spray at the facilities but recognized the need for

A federal judge branded Wisconsin’s juvenile prison for boys as a “troubled institution” on Thursday, saying it puts too many inmates in isolation and over-relies

A federal judge says that Wisconsin's juvenile prison for boys is a "troubled institution" that overuses segregation, pepper spray and shackles on inmates.

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A federal appeals court has refused to reinstate the conviction of a Wisconsin man convicted of helping his uncle kill a woman in a murder

Separately, the complex has been under criminal investigation for 2½ years for prisoner abuse and child neglect.

The lawsuit, brought with the assistance of the American Civil