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bobthedrummer

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Thu May 12, 2016, 05:56 PM May 2016

Youth at Lincoln Hills given wrong meds-twice

Source: Patrick Marley Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel

A 15-year-old held in Wisconsin's problem-plagued juvenile prison was given the wrong psychotropic medication twice in April despite the incoming head of the facility promising the mistake wouldn't happen again after the first incident, the boy's family says.

Read more: http://www.jsonline.com/news/wisconsin/youth-at-lincoln-hills-administered-wrong-meds--twice-b99720629z1-378884201.html



There has been a total lack of accountability for these crimes against the boys and girls entrusted to the State of Wisconsin for years-as those of us that have been following this know all too well.

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Youth at Lincoln Hills given wrong meds-twice (Original Post) bobthedrummer May 2016 OP
Since it has happened twice already, it may very well happen endlessly. They aren't serious. Judi Lynn May 2016 #1

Judi Lynn

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1. Since it has happened twice already, it may very well happen endlessly. They aren't serious.
Fri May 13, 2016, 12:57 AM
May 2016

What on earth should excuse them from following directions for drugs with these young, helpless people who have no one to protect them?

That's really teaching them to respect the system, isn't it?

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