Construction bids for a planned 71,000-square-foot juvenile correctional facility in Milwaukee are open. The state estimates construction costs at nearly $55 million with hopes of opening the ...

The Felmers O. Chaney Correctional Center, 2825 N. 30th St., is the latest location to be floated in the yearslong effort to close Lincoln Hills School for Boys and Copper Lake School for Girls ...

The Milwaukee Common Council held a special meeting Friday morning, voting 11-1 in favor of a resolution that supports a 32-bed youth correctional facility on the city's northwest side.

A plan announced by Gov. Tony Evers earlier this week to build a juvenile correctional facility on Milwaukee’s north side has drawn opposition from residents, who say they weren’t given an ...

In early 2026, Milwaukee County is set to open its new $30 million youth facility at Vel R. Phillips Youth and Family Justice Centerin Wauwatosa, adding beds and expanding its youth corrections ...

Milwaukee’s Common Council during a Friday special meeting voted 11-1 to support a new state youth correctional facility on the city’s northwest side.

MILWAUKEE, Wis. — The Wisconsin Department of Corrections will build a new youth correctional facility on Milwaukee’s northwest side. The new Type 1 facility will be built along West Clinton ...

A plan announced by Gov. Tony Evers earlier this week to build a juvenile correctional facility on Milwaukee’s north side has drawn opposition from residents, who say they weren’t given an ...