So the juvenile facilities for boys and girls in Wisconsin seem to be places of despair and danger. What has taken so long to close them? Well, what's taken an exceptionally long time is the fact that Joint Finance Committee refuses to release all of the funds needed to build these facilities to close Lincoln Hills. For example, they made their first request in 2019 in October, December, November, no response. Then it was finally denied in February 2020, and that was for about $73 million to create two, two type 1 facilities in order for Lincoln Hills to close. (00:56–01:10)
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