Lincoln Hills School for Boys

A proposal to build a new, 32-bed juvenile detention facility on Milwaukee’s northwest side is moving forward, but more city approvals are needed before development can begin.

The planned youth correctional site on the northwest side of Milwaukee would help replace facilities in northern Wisconsin.

A new Milwaukee-area juvenile detention facility to help replace the troubled Lincoln Hills center is a step closer to reality. The state Senate gave final legislative approval Tuesday. But Democratic Sen. Lena Taylor opposes using the Chaney Correctional Center location on Milwaukee's north side.

Election-year politics may be delaying an effort to replace the Lincoln Hills youth detention facility.

89.7 WUWM, Milwaukee’s NPR is partnering with APM’s mental health initiative for a free, virtual Well Beings Tour event October 20 at 7:00 pm. Join us for Call to Mind Live: Youth Incarceration and Mental Health. You can find a link and register at WUWM.com or on our Facebook page.

The Wisconsin prison system is facing a lot of challenges for both adults and young people. Wisconsin is second in the country for racial disparity among…

Republicans on the Legislature's finance committee on Wednesday rejected a plan to build new institutions to replace Wisconsin's troubled youth prison,…

Lincoln Hills is once again in the news.The juvenile facility has been in the limelight for years, after allegations surfaced in 2014 of kids being…

There were few surprises in Gov. Tony Evers' two-year budget proposal, but one thing stood out to many: an increase in the Department of Corrections…

Dozens of people turned out on Milwaukee's north side Thursday night to talk about where to house a juvenile center once Lincoln Hills' inmates are moved…