Wisconsin youth prison staff member is declared brain-dead after inmate assault

MADISON, Wis. — A counselor at Wisconsin’s troubled youth prison has been declared brain-dead following a fight with an inmate, the county coroner said Wednesday, less than three weeks after prosecutors filed criminal charges against a warden and multiple staffers in connection with two maximum security inmates’ deaths. Corey Proulx, 49, was declared brain-dead Tuesday so the family could proceed with organ donation, Lincoln County Coroner Valerie Caylor said.State Rep. Michael Schraa,…