We’re learning today (Thursday) about what could be the most violent incident yet at Lincoln Hills. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel obtained state records telling how four juvenile inmates climbed the roof of a dorm in August, threw shingles and rocks at guards, swung metal pipes they broke from the roof, and told guards not to approach them. One inmate reportedly yelled, “We’re only going to get seven days for this,” referring to the one week limit on solitary confinement ordered in July by Federal Judge James Peterson. One guard was hit in the knee — a pipe hit the helmet and shield of a supervisor in riot gear — and guards tried using pepper spray but it didn’t work because it was rainy and windy, as one of the inmates agitated his asthma but could not get help because the prison was on a lockdown due to a resulting standoff. A state spokesman said staffers used their training to end the episode as safely as possible.
Report: Lincoln Hills Teens Climbed Roof, Threw Rocks At Guards
Oct 26, 2017 | 2:56 PM
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