301.035(5)
(5) After consultation with the department of corrections, promulgate rules relating to the exercise of the administrator's and the division's powers and duties.
301.035 History
History: 1989 a. 31,
107;
1995 a. 77.
301.04
301.04
Legal actions. The department may sue and be sued.
301.04 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
301.045
301.045
Investigations. The secretary may inquire into any matter affecting corrections and hold hearings, subpoena witnesses and make recommendations on such matters to the appropriate public or private agencies.
301.045 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
301.046
301.046
Community residential confinement. 301.046(1)(1)
Institution status. The department shall establish and operate a community residential confinement program as a correctional institution under the charge of a superintendent. Under the program, the department shall confine prisoners in their places of residence or other places designated by the department. The secretary may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the institution. The institution is subject to
s. 301.02 and is a state prison as defined in
s. 302.01. Construction or establishment of the institution shall be in compliance with all state laws except
s. 32.035 and
ch. 91. In addition to the exemptions under
s. 13.48 (13), construction or establishment of facilities for the institution are not subject to the ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under
ch. 91, of the county and municipality in which the construction or establishment takes place and are exempt from inspections required under
s. 301.36.
301.046(2)
(2) Inmate, officer and employe status. Inmates confined under
sub. (1) are under the care and control of the institution, subject to its rules and discipline and subject to all laws pertaining to inmates of other correctional institutions. Courts may not directly commit persons to the institution under
sub. (1). Officers and employes of the institution are subject to the same laws pertaining to other correctional institutions.
301.046(3)
(3) Eligibility. The department shall determine those prisoners who are confined under
sub. (1). Except as provided in
sub. (3m), a prisoner is eligible for this confinement only under all of the following conditions:
301.046(3)(d)
(d) The prisoner is eligible for parole under
s. 304.06 (1) (b) or is serving a sentence that is not longer than 3 years.
301.046(3m)
(3m) Intensive sanctions program participants. The department may confine any intensive sanctions program participant under
sub. (1).
301.046(4)(a)1.
1. "Member of the family" means spouse, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
301.046(4)(a)2.
2. "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
301.046(4)(b)1.
1. The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner or, if the victim died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim's family or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim's parent or legal guardian.
301.046(4)(b)2.
2. Any witness who testified against the prisoner in any court proceeding involving the offense.
301.046(4)(c)
(c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the notice, postmarked at least 7 days before a prisoner is confined under
sub. (1), to the last-known address of the persons under
par. (b).
301.046(4)(d)
(d) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in
par. (b) to send to the department. The cards shall have space for any such person to provide his or her name and address, the name of the applicable prisoner and any other information the department determines is necessary. The department shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys. District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in
par. (b). These persons may send completed cards to the department. All department records or portions of records that relate to mailing addresses of these persons are not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 (1).
301.046(4)(e)
(e) Before a prisoner is confined under
sub. (1), the department shall notify the police chief of any community and the sheriff and district attorney of any county where the prisoner will be confined.
301.046(5)
(5) Electronic surveillance. The department shall monitor any prisoner's confinement under
sub. (1) by the use of an electronic device worn continuously on the prisoner's person or by the confinement of the prisoner in supervised places designated by the department. The department may permit the prisoner to leave confinement for employment, education or other rehabilitative activities.
301.046(6)
(6) Escape. Any intentional failure of a prisoner to remain within the extended limits of his or her confinement or to return within the time prescribed by the superintendent is considered an escape under
s. 946.42 (3) (a).
301.046 History
History: 1989 a. 31 ss.
961m,
961mb; Stats. 1989 s. 301.046;
1989 a. 251;
1991 a. 39;
1993 a. 97,
227,
479.
301.046 Annotation
Read together, ss. 301.045 and 301.048 permit an escape charge when a prisoner in community residential confinement cuts off an electronic bracelet and fails to return. State v. Holliman, 180 W (2d) 73 (Ct. App. 1993).
301.046 Annotation
Except as provided in s. 301.048 (7), counties are responsible for the provision of medical and dental services, including psychiatric and alcohol and drug abuse services to persons in the community residential confinement program.
81 Atty. Gen. 156.
301.048
301.048
Intensive sanctions program. 301.048(1)
(1)
Program administration and design. The department shall administer an intensive sanctions program. The department shall design the program to provide all of the following:
301.048(1)(a)
(a) Punishment that is less costly than ordinary imprisonment and more restrictive than ordinary probation or parole supervision.
301.048(1)(b)
(b) Component phases that are intensive and highly structured.
301.048(1)(c)
(c) A series of component phases for each participant that is based on public safety considerations and the participant's needs for punishment and treatment.
301.048(2)
(2) Eligibility. A person enters the intensive sanctions program only if he or she has been convicted of a felony and only under one of the following circumstances:
301.048(2)(b)
(b) He or she is a prisoner serving a felony sentence not punishable by life imprisonment and the department directs him or her to participate in the program.
301.048(2)(c)
(c) The parole commission grants him or her parole under
s. 304.06 and requires his or her participation in the program as a condition of parole under
s. 304.06 (1x).
301.048(2)(d)
(d) The department and the person agree to his or her participation in the program as an alternative to revocation of probation or parole.
301.048(3)(a)(a) The department shall provide each participant with one or more of the following sanctions:
301.048(3)(a)1.
1. Placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, county reforestation camp, residential treatment facility or community-based residential facility. The department may not place a participant under this paragraph for more than one year or, if applicable, the period specified by the court under
s. 973.032 (3) (b), whichever is shorter, except as provided in
s. 973.032 (4).
301.048(3)(b)
(b) The department may provide the sanctions under
par. (a) in any order and may provide more than one sanction at a time. Subject to the cumulative time restrictions under
par. (a) 1., the department may return to a sanction that was used previously for a participant. A participant is not entitled to a hearing regarding the department's exercise of authority under this subsection unless the department provides for a hearing by rule.
301.048(3)(c)
(c) The department may provide a participant with alcohol or other drug abuse outpatient treatment and services or mental health treatment and services.
301.048(3)(d)
(d) A person may seek review of a final decision of the department of corrections, or of the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration acting under
s. 304.06 (3), relating to sanctions, discipline or revocation under or termination from the intensive sanctions program only by the common law writ of certiorari.
301.048(4)(a)(a) A participant is in the custody and under the control of the department, subject to its rules and discipline. A participant entering the program under
sub. (2) (a) or
(b) is a prisoner. A participant entering the program under
sub. (2) (c) is a prisoner, except that he or she is a parolee for purposes of revocation. A participant entering the program under
sub. (2) (d) is a prisoner, except that he or she remains a probationer or parolee, whichever is applicable, for purposes of revocation.
301.048(4)(am)
(am) A participant who is a parolee for purposes of revocation is subject to revocation for violation of any condition of parole or any rule or condition applicable because he or she is a program participant. A participant who is a probationer for purposes of revocation is subject to revocation for violation of any condition of probation or any rule or condition applicable because he or she is a program participant.
301.048(4)(b)
(b) The department shall operate the program as a correctional institution. The secretary may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the institution. The institution is subject to
s. 301.02 and is a state prison as defined in
s. 302.01. Construction or establishment of the institution shall be in compliance with all state laws except
s. 32.035 and
ch. 91. In addition to the exemptions under
s. 13.48 (13), construction or establishment of facilities for the institution are not subject to the ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under
ch. 91, of the county and municipality in which the construction or establishment takes place and are exempt from inspections required under
s. 301.36.
301.048(4m)(a)1.
1. "Member of the family" means spouse, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
301.048(4m)(a)2.
2. "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
301.048(4m)(b)
(b) As soon as possible after a prisoner, probationer or parolee who has violated
s. 940.03,
940.05,
940.225 (1) or
(2),
948.02 (1) or
(2),
948.025,
948.06 or
948.07 enters the intensive sanctions program, the department shall make a reasonable effort to notify all of the following persons, if they can be found, in accordance with
par. (c) and after receiving a completed card under
par. (d):
301.048(4m)(b)1.
1. The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner, probationer or parolee or, if the victim died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim's family or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim's parent or legal guardian.
301.048(4m)(b)2.
2. Any witness who testified against the prisoner, probationer or parolee in any court proceeding involving the offense.
301.048(4m)(c)
(c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the notice to the last-known address of the persons under
par. (b).
301.048(4m)(d)
(d) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in
par. (b) to send to the department. The cards shall have space for any such person to provide his or her name and address, the name of the applicable participant and any other information the department determines is necessary. The department shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys. District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in
par. (b). These persons may send completed cards to the department. All department records or portions of records that relate to mailing addresses of these persons are not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 (1).
301.048(5)
(5) Escape. Any intentional failure of a participant to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement or confinement under
sub. (3) (a) or to return within the time prescribed by the administrator of the division is considered an escape under
s. 946.42 (3) (a).
301.048(6)
(6) Discharge. The department may discharge a participant from participation in the program and from departmental custody and control at any time.
301.048(7)
(7) Reimbursement. The department shall provide reimbursement to counties and others for the actual costs incurred under
sub. (3), as authorized by the department, from the appropriations under
s. 20.410 (1) (ab) and
(ai).
301.048(8)
(8) Education. The department and the director of state courts shall educate judges, district attorneys, criminal defense attorneys, county sheriffs, jail administrators and members of the public regarding the intensive sanctions program.
301.048(10)
(10) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
301.048 Annotation
Intensive Sanctions: A New Sentencing Option. Fiedler. Wis. Law. June 1992.
301.048 Annotation
Read together, ss. 301.046 and 301.048 permit an escape charge when a prisoner in community residential confinement cuts off an electronic bracelet and fails to return. State v. Holliman, 180 W (2d) 348, 509 NW (2d) 73 (Ct. App. 1993).
301.048 Annotation
The extension under s. 973.032 of an intensive sanctions program placement period must be based on public safety considerations and the participant's need for punishment and treatment. All that needs to be shown at an extension hearing is that the participant has not made sufficient progress in the program and more time is required to meet those concerns. State v. Turner, 200 W (2d) 168, 546 NW (2d) 880 (Ct. App. 1996).
301.048 Annotation
Except as provided in s. 301.048 (7), counties are responsible for the provision of medical and dental services, including psychiatric and alcohol and drug abuse services to persons in the intensive sanctions program.
81 Atty. Gen. 156.
301.048 Annotation
The extension under s. 973.032 of an intensive sanctions program placement period must be based on public safety considerations and the participant's need for punishment and treatment. All that needs to be shown at an extension hearing is that the participant has not made sufficient progress in the program and more time is required to meet those concerns. State v. Turner, 200 W (2d) 168, 546 NW (2d) 880 (Ct. App. 1996).
301.049
301.049
Mother-young child care program. 301.049(1)
(1)
Program. The department shall administer a mother-young child care program allowing females to retain, during participation in the program, the physical custody of their children.
301.049(2)(a)(a) The department shall provide the program for females who are:
301.049(2)(a)2.
2. On probation or parole and who, if approved by the department under
par. (b), would participate in the program as an alternative to revocation of probation or parole.
301.049(2)(b)
(b) A female covered under
par. (a) and her child may enter the program if all of the following conditions are met:
301.049(2)(b)2.
2. The department approves and the female covered under
par. (a) is pregnant or has a child who has not attained the age of one year.
301.049(3)
(3) Services. The department shall do all of the following under the program:
301.049(3)(a)
(a) Place program participants in the least restrictive placement consistent with community safety and correctional needs and objectives.
301.049(3)(b)
(b) Provide a stable, safe and stimulating environment for each child participating in the program.
301.049(3)(d)
(d) Provide program services with the goal of achieving a stable relationship between each mother and her child during and after participation in the program.
301.049(3)(e)
(e) Prepare each mother to be able to live in a safe, lawful and stable manner in the community upon parole or discharge.
301.049(4)
(4) Purchase of services. The department shall purchase the services of a private, nonprofit organization to administer the mother-young child care program.
