Reveals what americans are thinking and saying about race and what we have learned says a lot about where this country is headed. Take a look at this. 45 of blacks say that they have felt that their lives were in danger because of their race. A lot more to come on that. But first i want to go to ryan young in chicago on the streets. Take us to where you are right now. Don, you can see behind me these are the protesters who have stopped on Michigan Avenue. This is michigan and roosevelt. They have blocked off the center of the street. Michigan avenue, one of the busiest streets in chicago is shut down. We are going to walk closer to show you what is going on here. They are all screaming and chanting. They are doing what they have done in several intersections. They have blocking it off and having conversations. And they will go down another block and block that off and start walking once again. The Police Officers who have been watching them all night. You can see them here not intact c
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Milwaukee County reduces number of inmates in youth prisons By: Associated Press March 1, 2021
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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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