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Home » Press Releases » Wisconsin Policy Forum: The post-pandemic state of youth justice in Milwaukee County
System dealing with more serious offenses; county urged to enhance evaluation of new programs The youth justice system in Milwaukee County now operates at roughly its pre-pandemic capacity, but it is seeing more severe offenses committed by youth in Wisconsin’s largest county, according to a new Wisconsin Policy Forum report. From 2018 to 2023, felony offense referrals to Milwaukee County Childre...