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MADISON, WIS. » Juveniles will no

HARTFORD, CONN. » A massive winter longer storm be roared housed into at the a Wisconsin East Coast on youth Thursday, prison threatenin­g that’s been to under dump federal as much investigat­ion as 18 inches and of the snow subject from of the multiple Carolinas lawsuits to Maine alleging and unleashing inmate abuse, hurricane-force Gov. Scott Walker winds and announced flooding Thursday. that closed schools and offices and

halted The Lincoln transporta­tion Hills-Copper systems. Lake prisons Forecaster­s will be changed expected into the medium-security storm to be followed immediatel­y adult prisons by as a part blast of of a face-stinging dramatic $80 cold million air that reorganiza­tion could break plan, records the in governor more than said. two The plan dozen includes cities opening and bring five wind smaller chills as regional low as minus juvenile 40 prisons this weekend. across the state Blizzard and expanding warnings mental and states health of treatment emergency at were a state-run in wide hospital effect. Wind in Madison. gusts hit more than 70 mph in some

places. A federal Eastern judge Massachuse­tts last year ordered and the most state of to Rhode dramatical­ly Island braced reduce for its snow use falling of solitary as fast confinemen­t, as 3 inches per shackles hour. and Tens pepper of thousands spray on of inmates power outages at the juvenile were reported, prison. depriving The facility many is people located of about heat. 20 More miles than north 100 of warming Wausau. centers were open in 34 towns

across The announceme­nt Connecticu­t. comes as Walker In Maine, is up for a shortage re-election of to drivers a third hampered term in heating November. fuel delivery.

— — The The Associated Associated Press Press

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