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State Sen. LaTonya Johnson on conditions at Lincoln Hills

By Frederica Freyberg | Here & Now

August 30, 2024

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State Sen. LaTonya Johnson, D-Milwaukee, discusses the status of Lincoln Hills School youth prison after a counselor's death prompted calls to loosen rules on methods for restraining inmates.

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