Capitol Notes: Why Did Walker Flip His Position on Lincoln Hills?
State corrections officials are busy working on plans for shuttering two troubled juvenile prisons, after Gov. Scott Walker announced the closures late last week. The announcement came as a surprise to many. Despite lengthy probes into alleged mistreatment of inmates -- and inmate attacks on staff -- Walker had been defending the corrections department and the facilities.
Capitol Notes: Why Did Walker Flip His Position on Lincoln Hills?
State corrections officials are busy working on plans for shuttering two troubled juvenile prisons, after Gov. Scott Walker announced the closures late last week. The announcement came as a surprise to many. Despite lengthy probes into alleged mistreatment of inmates -- and inmate attacks on staff -- Walker had been defending the corrections department and the facilities.