First, we meet the new chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Then, a court-ordered monitor for the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools recently released a new report 13 on conditions at the correctional facilities. We speak with an ACLU lawyer on staffing shortages and more.
Featured in this Show
-
Meet the new chair of the Wisconsin Elections Commission
To fill a vacant seat on the Wisconsin Elections Commission, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos earlier this month chose a Republican tax attorney who served on a previous incarnation of the commission. Don Millis, who now chairs the state Elections Commission, joins us.
-
ACLU lawyer details deteriorating conditions at Lincoln Hills, Copper Lake youth prisons
A court-appointed monitor released a report this month revealing a staffing shortage at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons in northern Wisconsin, leading to confinement and deteriorating behaviors. We speak with a staff attorney for the ACLU about the monitor’s findings.
Episode Credits
- Kate Archer Kent Host
- Joel Patenaude Producer
- Trevor Hook Producer
- Maria Lopez Technical Director
- Don Millis Guest
- Tim Muth Guest
Wisconsin Public Radio, © Copyright 2024, Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin Educational Communications Board.