Sen. Wanggaard: Evers blows $34 million hole in corrections budget

MADISON – Governor Evers’ partial veto to lower the cost to house juvenile offenders by $2,000 a day has created a $34 million hole in the Department of Corrections budget. As a result of the veto, the state must now pay 75% of the costs to incarcerate juvenile felons, as opposed to counties covering the costs of their juvenile criminals. No funds were allocated for the state to cover this cost. “...