MADISON (WKOW) — Wisconsin has reached full compliance with 50 court-ordered reforms at two youth prisons that have been marred by past child abuse scandals.

The reforms have been successful at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools, according to a Thursday press release.

Gov. Tony Evers and the Wisconsin Department of Corrections are celebrating the milestone, which marks a crucial step toward closing the two facilities and relocating youth to treatment centers closer to home.

In 2015, law enforcement raided Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools as part of a criminal probe into claims of abuse. The raid happened after a concerning pattern of complaints over the course of several years, according to the release.

"State and federal investigators at Lincoln Hills and Copper Lake Schools u

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