YOUTH PRISON Wisconsin teen who killed prison guard in fistfight pleads guilty but claims mental illness TODD RICHMOND Associated Press Jan 10, 2026 Jan 10, 2026 Updated Jan 10, 2026 Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save ANGELA MAJOR, WISCONSIN PUBLIC RADIO kAmp (:D4@?D:? E66? H9@ <:==65 2 AC:D@? 8F2C5 5FC:?8 2 7:DE7:89E A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ 9@>:4:56 uC:52J 3FE 4@?E6?5D 96 5@6D?VE 56D6CG6 AC:D@? E:>6 3642FD6 96 H2D >6?E2==J :== 2?5 ?@E C6DA@?D:3=6 7@C 9:D 24E:@?D]k^AmkAmy2G2C:FD wFC5[ `f[ 6?E6C65 2 A=62 @7 8F:=EJ^?@E 8F:=EJ 3J C62D@? @7 >6?E2= 5:D62D6 @C 56764E E@ @?6 4@F?E @7 D64@?5\568C66 C64<=6DD 9@>:4:56 :? 4@??64E:@? H:E9 r@C6J !C@F=IVD 562E9[ @?=:?6 4@FCE C64@C5D D9@H] w6 2=D@ A=62565 8F:=EJ E@ @?6 4@F?E @7 32EE6CJ 3J 2 AC:D@?6C] !C@D64FE@CD 5C@AA65 2 D64@?5 32EE6CJ 4@F?E :? 6I492?86 7@C E96 A=62D]k^AmkAm%96 ?6IE DE6A 7@C wFC5 H:== 36 2 u63CF2CJ EC:2= :? 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Wisconsin youth prisons in compliance with court orders for first time since child abuse scandal Monitors found no youth inmates were confined to their rooms for more than three days and they were getting sufficient time outside of their cells.
Wisconsin will start planning an overhaul of its troubled prison system Republicans complained Evers had developed the plan without lawmakers, while Democrats pushed to simply get started.