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La Tonya Johnson: “The high security juvenile detention center costs roughly…”

Featuring: La Tonya Johnson, Democratic | Wisconsin Senate, District 6

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Published | Video Starts at 06:48

So that breaks down to roughly about $400 per child per year. But when we look at our maximum secure juvenile detention center, also known As a type 1 facility, Lincoln Hills and Copper Lakes, The high security juvenile detention center costs roughly $912,865 per child per year. Well, we'll see a little bit later in this slide. Thank God that Governor Evers used his partial veto pin and crossed out the two, bringing that cost significantly down. (06:48–06:58)

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