Problems at Milwaukee County, Update on state juvenile detention centers, Warming centers

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Youth detention facilities now in compliance 

Two Wisconsin youth detention centers, Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake, have been under federal supervision for almost a decade after numerous complaints of abuse. That supervision ended last week. An advocate, a judge and a state senator all weigh in on the decision and the state of juvenile justice.

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About the Expert

Kate Burdick is a Senior Attorney at Juvenile Law Center with over a decade of experience advocating for youth in the justice and child welfare systems. She first started at Juvenile in 2009 as the eighth Sol and Helen Zubrow Fellow in Children's Law, then later served as an Equal Justice Works Fellow (sponsored by Greenberg Traurig, LLP) and Staff Attorney. Between fellowships, she served as a law clerk to the Honorable Michael M. Baylson of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.