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Milwaukee youth prison proposal set for final Common Council vote
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A Milwaukee Common Council committee voted Tuesday to approve rezoning that would permit the construction of a new youth prison in Milwaukee, replacing Lincoln Hills. It would house the state's most serious young offenders.