MADISON, Wis. (AP) - The Latest on report on condition of Wisconsin prisons (all times local):
1:35 p.m.
A new report says Wisconsin’s juvenile prisons continue to use pepper spray on young inmates and keep them in solitary confinement longer than seven days at a time in defiance of a federal court order.
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While “significant improvements” have been made in how the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake prisons operate, the report says “there is still more work to do” to be in compliance with a federal court order.
The report was filed in federal court in a case brought by the American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Law Center against the state over conditions at the prisons.
Gov. Tony Evers’ spokeswoman, Melissa Baldauff, says the report “confirms the governor’s belief that much more must be done to improve safety and wellness for the students and staff at Lincoln Hills.”
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11:08 a.m.
Groups that sued the state over conditions at Wisconsin’s juvenile prison say a new report ordered by a federal judge shows that “alarming and harmful conditions remain.”
The report was filed Monday in federal court by a monitor ordered by the court to provide updates on compliance with an order to end the use of pepper spray and nearly eliminate the use of solitary confinement.
The American Civil Liberties Union of Wisconsin and the Juvenile Law Center, which represented inmates, filed a class action lawsuit over conditions at the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake juvenile prisons.
The groups said in a release Monday that the monitor’s report shows the prisons are still relying on pepper spray for nonviolent incidents. They say that while there’s a reduced reliance on solitary confinement, some inmates remain in isolation for weeks.
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