Gov. Evers Tours New Milwaukee Youth Correctional Facility Set to Open Next Month
The $65.6 million center will house up to 32 boys and focus on education, mental health treatment and vocational training.
- On Wednesday, October 14, Gov. Tony Evers toured the new $65.6 million Southeast Regional Care Center for Youth in Milwaukee, marking a key step in transforming Wisconsin's juvenile justice system.
- The facility addresses years of "abysmal and unsafe" conditions at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, replacing large, isolated institutions with a model focused on treatment, education, and family proximity.
- Located at 7930 W. Clinton Avenue, the 32-bed SRCC includes classrooms, a greenhouse, and a recording studio designed to help residents develop skills and maintain community connections.
- Youth will begin moving into the center next month, where DOC Juvenile Youth Counselor Kashunda Brown and other staff will prioritize mentorship ensuring residents can "get out and get back to their families."
- Wisconsin plans to convert Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake into adult prisons by spring 2029, while construction continues on a similar youth facility in Dane County.
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New Milwaukee youth correctional center aims to give young offenders a second chance
MILWAUKEE— Wisconsin is preparing to open a new youth correctional center in Milwaukee next month as the state works to replace its troubled facilities in northern Wisconsin. The $65.6 million Southeast Regional Care Center for Youth, located in an industrial area on Milwaukee’s northwest side, will eventually house up to 32 boys from southeastern Wisconsin. […]
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Gov. Tony Evers tours new Milwaukee juvenile facility for 32 boys
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New Wisconsin youth correctional center to open in Milwaukee
The state’s newest youth correctional center on the city’s northwest side will open in November, as a part of a plan to replace the troubled Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake facilities in northern Wisconsin.
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