Staff wearing Punisher symbol and Spartan helmet, both used by far-right groups. By Graham Kilmer - Apr 13th, 2021 12:43 pm //end headline wrapper ?>Milwaukee County Jail and Milwaukee County Courthouse. Photo by Jeramey Jannene.
During a tour of the Milwaukee County Jail in January, Milwaukee County Supervisor
Ryan Clancy noticed that one of the staff members was wearing a mask with the symbol for the Marvel comic book character The Punisher.
This symbol, a white skull with four long teeth, Clancy told Urban Milwaukee, is associated with far-right and white supremacist groups and ideology. The symbol has been documented in news media as being worn by right-wing rioters at the U.S. Capitol in January
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Milwaukee County reduces number of inmates in youth prisons By: Associated Press March 1, 2021
6:36 am
EDGAR MENDEZ
Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service
MILWAUKEE (AP) Although most of the attention paid to juvenile justice has come in response to the state’s failure to meet the January deadline to close the Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake youth prisons, Milwaukee County officials continue to make strides to drastically reduce the number of local youth incarcerated in these institutions.
Mark Mertens, administrator of the Division of Youth and Family Services for Milwaukee County, said 22 local youth remain housed at these facilities.
“I’m hoping that the closing of Lincoln Hills is a moot point for us by the end of 2021,” said Mertens, who added that the total was 120 just a few years ago. “Our wildest hope was to get down below 50.”
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