The Brief
- A youth correctional officer is accused of abusing a juvenile detention facility resident in 2024.
- It happened at Milwaukee County’s Vel R. Phillips Youth and Family Justice Center.
- Prosecutors said his version of events was “not consistent” with surveillance video.
MILWAUKEE – A correctional officer at Milwaukee County’s Vel R. Phillips Youth and Family Justice Center is accused of abusing a resident of the juvenile detention facility.
In court:
Britain Powell, 33, is charged with felony misconduct and abuse of a penal facility resident. A court commissioner denied a defense motion to dismiss the case Thursday, and bound Powell over for trial.…