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JUVENILE PRISON inmates SUE

Courts, Crime, Juvenile justice, Lincoln Hills

On behalf of four juvenile inmates, the American Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit in federal court against Department of Corrections officials alleging “serious violations” of the constitutional rights of juvenile inmates. The complaint, filed Monday, comes amid an ongoing FBI investigation of prisoner abuse at Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake […]

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RELIEF for LINCOLN HILLS?

Crime, Juvenile justice, Lincoln Hills

State officials are considering a new secure juvenile corrections facility in Milwaukee County that would shift dozens of offenders from the facilities in Lincoln County. Wisconsin currently has only two secure juvenile facilities, both on a campus in Irma, roughly 30 miles north of Wausau: Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for

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DYLAN YANG Sentenced to 13 years

Courts, Crime, Dylan Yang, Juvenile justice, Wausau

The 16-year-old Wausau teen convicted in the February 2015 slaying of 13-year-old Isaiah Powell, will spend the next 13 years in adult prison, in a case that sent shockwaves through the community and beyond. On March 18, Dylan Yang was convicted of first degree reckless homicide. There is no question he stabbed and killed 13-year-old

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Juvenile crime, adult time

Courts, Crime, Dylan Yang, Juvenile justice, News, Wausau news

Facebook screen grab Dylan Yang A Facebook page in support of Dylan Yang has thousands of members. On March 18, Dylan Yang of Wausau was convicted of stabbing and killing 13-year-old Isaiah Powell, a middle school student who had come to Yang’s house over a conflict that began on social media. Yang was 15 when

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KEEP THE KIDS CLOSE: Diverting youth offenders from Lincoln Hills

Crime, Juvenile justice, Wausau news

A 17-year-old inmate at Lincoln Hills Correctional facility kneeled on the floor with his ankles crossed and his hands behind his head. The position was meant to keep staff safe while they delivered a meal to the boy, known as ACL (because he’s a juvenile, City Pages is not disclosing his real name). The tactic

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Are PRESENTENCING tools BIASED?

Courts, Crime, Dylan Yang, Juvenile justice, Local news, News, Theresa Wetzsteon, Wausau, Wausau news

When 16-year-old Dylan Yang is sentenced in October for the fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old boy, Judge LaMont Jacobson would normally rely heavily on a report that determines Yang’s risk to the community. That report would help Jacobson decide whether to send Yang to prison, or offer an alternative sentence such as probation for his

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Sentencing delayed for teen convicted in fatal stabbing

Crime, Juvenile justice, News

The 16-year-old Wausau boy convicted this March in the 2015 stabbing death of a 13-year-old fellow student at Horace Mann Middle School will wait until at least September to learn his sentence. Dylan Yang was 15 when he stabbed Isaiah Powell during a February 2015 fight between rival groups of friends. Yang, who was charged

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A show of solidarity

Crime, Dylan Yang, Juvenile justice, News

Peace March As 16-year-old Dylan Yang awaits sentencing in the February 2015 fatal stabbing of a 13-year-old boy, hundreds of marchers from around the state and beyond gathered in downtown Wausau May 31 in a show of solidarity. “Save Our Children: A community peace march for healing and reflecting” was organized by Hmong leaders in

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A harvest fest, a bike race, a one-man band and more this weekend

Committee OKs planning option with Wangard Partners for RiverLife

Riverlife Briq’s in Wausau won’t reopen next year

Musicals, Ben Folds and more events in Wausau this weekend

Work underway on Westside Battery affordable housing site

Skate jam, book festival and more this weekend

Chicago Stylez is providing a soul food option on the UWSP-Wausau campus

Blossom of Lights, food trucks and more this weekend

Police investigating bus crash in Elderon

Artrageous Weekend, Purging Paradise and more this weekend

Multi-jurisdiction chase leads to Grand Avenue crash, arrests

Bluegrass, jazz, architecture, and so much more this weekend

Greenheck Turner facility to host World Horseshoe championship

Here are five Wausau events to check out this weekend

City looking to buy water meters to make sure it’s not losing money

Blues, Buckcherry and more Wausau events this weekend

Lead service line contractor working toward 2024 replacement goals

Andy and Cathy Adrian say their new Adventure Awaits building is suited to CrossFit success

LogJam, August Kickbusch and more Wausau events this weekend

Air combat training will increase air activity in Marathon County

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