James Peterson – Federal judge: 'Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills'

The Truth-o-Meter says: Mostly True | Federal judge: ‘Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills’ When a federal judge issued a sweeping decision to curb the use of solitary confinement, pepper spray and use of restraints at Wisconsin's teen prison complex, he included a sweeping claim to condemn the conditions at the facility: "Ted Kaczynski has less restrictive confinement than the youth at Lincoln Hills," James Peterson, chief U.S. district judge for the western district of Wisconsin, said from the bench. Kaczynski, of course, is the Unabomber, the man that killed three and injured two dozen more in letter and bomb attacks. He is serving

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Drug-related fatal crashes on the rise

» Recent cases in Chippewa Valley put spotlight on national trend » Sheriffs not surprised by data Serghei Kundilovski, 36, of California drove the … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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PICKIN’ A PLACE TO PLAY

Tedman Joslin plays on his mandolin Thursday under the Water Street bridge because of the acoustics. Joslin, whose stage name is "T-Bear," is … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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Assembly passes $3B for Foxconn

» Company plans $10B investment » Measure now goes to Senate MADISON — The Wisconsin Assembly approved a $3 billion tax break Thursday with bipartisan … Source: http://www.leadertelegram.com/ News At Other State Sites: [wp-rss-aggregator source=”87908,87904,713,696,676″]

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