Amendment ASA1-AB40

AB40-ASA1, s. 3039 Section 3039. 302.113 (2) (a) of the statutes is renumbered 302.113 (2) and amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1226,24 302.113 (2) Except as provided in par. (b) and subs. (3) and (9) and s. 304.06, an inmate subject to this section is entitled to release to extended supervision after he or she has served the term of confinement in prison portion of the sentence imposed under s. 973.01, as modified by the department under sub. (9h), as modified under s. 302.1135 by the earned release review commission in the manner specified in s. 302.1135 (6) (a), or as modified by the sentencing court under sub. (9g) or s. 302.045 (3m) (b) 1., 302.05 (3) (c) 2. a., or 973.195 (1r), or 973.198, if applicable.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3040 Section 3040. 302.113 (2) (b) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3041 Section 3041. 302.113 (2) (c) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3042 Section 3042. 302.113 (3) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1227,6 302.113 (3) (d) If the term of confinement in prison portion of a bifurcated sentence for a Class B felony is increased under this subsection, the term of extended supervision is reduced so that the total length of the bifurcated sentence does not change.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3043 Section 3043. 302.113 (3) (e) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3044 Section 3044. 302.113 (7) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1227,16 302.113 (7) Any inmate released to extended supervision under this section is subject to all conditions and rules of extended supervision until the expiration of the term of extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence or until the department discharges the inmate under s. 973.01 (4m), whichever is appropriate. The department may set conditions of extended supervision in addition to any conditions of extended supervision required under s. 302.116, if applicable, or set by the court under sub. (7m) or s. 973.01 (5) if the conditions set by the department do not conflict with the court's conditions.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3045 Section 3045. 302.113 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1228,4 302.113 (9) (am) If a person released to extended supervision under this section or under s. 302.1135 violates a condition of extended supervision, the reviewing authority may revoke the extended supervision of the person. If the extended supervision of the person is revoked, the reviewing authority shall order the person to be returned to prison for any specified period of time that does not exceed the time remaining on the bifurcated sentence. The time remaining on the bifurcated sentence is the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less time served by the person in confinement under the sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2) and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the sentence. The order returning a person to prison under this paragraph shall provide the person whose extended supervision was revoked with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3046 Section 3046. 302.113 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1228,15 302.113 (9) (c) A person who is subsequently released to extended supervision after service of the period of time specified by the order under par. (am) is subject to all conditions and rules under sub. (7) and, if applicable, sub. (7m) until the expiration of the remaining extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence or until the department discharges the person under s. 973.01 (4m), whichever is appropriate. The remaining extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence is the total length of the bifurcated sentence, less the time served by the person in confinement under the bifurcated sentence before release to extended supervision under sub. (2) and less all time served in confinement for previous revocations of extended supervision under the bifurcated sentence.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3047 Section 3047. 302.113 (9g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1228,17 302.113 (9g) (a) In this subsection:

AB40-ASA1,1228,20 1. "Extraordinary health condition" means a condition afflicting a person, such as advanced age, infirmity, or disability of the person or a need for medical treatment or services not available within a correctional institution.

AB40-ASA1,1228,23 2. "Program review committee" means the committee at a correctional institution that reviews the security classifications, institution assignments, and correctional programming assignments of inmates confined in the institution.

AB40-ASA1,1229,3 (b) An inmate who is serving a bifurcated sentence for a crime other than a Class B felony may seek modification of the bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f) if he or she meets one of the following criteria:

AB40-ASA1,1229,5 1. The inmate is 65 years of age or older and has served at least 5 years of the term of confinement in prison portion of the bifurcated sentence.

AB40-ASA1,1229,7 2. The inmate is 60 years of age or older and has served at least 10 years of the term of confinement in prison portion of the bifurcated sentence.

AB40-ASA1,1229,8 3. The inmate has an extraordinary health condition.

AB40-ASA1,1229,15 (c) An inmate who meets a criterion under par. (b) may submit a petition to the program review committee at the correctional institution in which the inmate is confined requesting a modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f). If the inmate alleges in the petition that he or she has an extraordinary health condition, the inmate shall attach to the petition affidavits from 2 physicians setting forth a diagnosis that the inmate has an extraordinary health condition.

AB40-ASA1,1229,24 (cm) If, after receiving the petition under par. (c), the program review committee determines that the public interest would be served by a modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in the manner provided under par. (f), the committee shall approve the petition for referral to the sentencing court and notify the department of its approval. The department shall then refer the inmate's petition to the sentencing court and request the court to conduct a hearing on the petition. If the program review committee determines that the public interest would not be served by a modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f), the committee shall deny the inmate's petition.

AB40-ASA1,1230,11 (d) When a court is notified by the department that it is referring to the court an inmate's petition for modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence, the court shall schedule a hearing to determine whether the public interest would be served by a modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f). The inmate and the district attorney have the right to be present at the hearing, and any victim of the inmate's crime has the right to be present at the hearing and to provide a statement concerning the modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence. The court shall order such notice of the hearing date as it considers adequate to be given to the department, the inmate, the attorney representing the inmate, if applicable, and the district attorney. Victim notification shall be provided as specified under par. (g).

AB40-ASA1,1230,20 (e) At a hearing scheduled under par. (d), the inmate has the burden of proving by the greater weight of the credible evidence that a modification of the bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f) would serve the public interest. If the inmate proves that a modification of the bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f) would serve the public interest, the court shall modify the inmate's bifurcated sentence in that manner. If the inmate does not prove that a modification of the bifurcated sentence in the manner specified in par. (f) would serve the public interest, the court shall deny the inmate's petition for modification of the bifurcated sentence.

AB40-ASA1,1230,22 (f) A court may modify an inmate's bifurcated sentence under this section only as follows:

AB40-ASA1,1231,2 1. The court shall reduce the term of confinement in prison portion of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in a manner that provides for the release of the inmate to extended supervision within 30 days after the date on which the court issues its order modifying the bifurcated sentence.

AB40-ASA1,1231,4 2. The court shall lengthen the term of extended supervision imposed so that the total length of the bifurcated sentence originally imposed does not change.

AB40-ASA1,1231,5 (g) 1. In this paragraph, "victim" has the meaning given in s. 950.02 (4).

AB40-ASA1,1231,14 2. When a court schedules a hearing under par. (d), the clerk of the circuit court shall send a notice of hearing to the victim of the crime committed by the inmate, if the victim has submitted a card under subd. 3. requesting notification. The notice shall inform the victim that he or she may appear at the hearing scheduled under par. (d) and shall inform the victim of the manner in which he or she may provide a statement concerning the modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence in the manner provided in par. (f). The clerk of the circuit court shall make a reasonable attempt to send the notice of hearing to the last-known address of the inmate's victim, postmarked at least 10 days before the date of the hearing.

AB40-ASA1,1231,24 3. The director of state courts shall design and prepare cards for a victim to send to the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the inmate was convicted and sentenced. The cards shall have space for a victim to provide his or her name and address, the name of the applicable inmate, and any other information that the director of state courts determines is necessary. The director of state courts shall provide the cards, without charge, to clerks of circuit court. Clerks of circuit court shall provide the cards, without charge, to victims. Victims may send completed cards to the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which the inmate was convicted and sentenced. All court records or portions of records that relate to mailing addresses of victims are not subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).

AB40-ASA1,1232,7 (h) An inmate may appeal a court's decision to deny the inmate's petition for modification of his or her bifurcated sentence. The state may appeal a court's decision to grant an inmate's petition for a modification of the inmate's bifurcated sentence. In an appeal under this paragraph, the appellate court may reverse a decision granting or denying a petition for modification of a bifurcated sentence only if it determines that the sentencing court erroneously exercised its discretion in granting or denying the petition.

AB40-ASA1,1232,13 (i) If the program review committee denies an inmate's petition under par. (cm), the inmate may not file another petition within one year after the date of the program review committee's denial. If the program review committee approves an inmate's petition for referral to the sentencing court under par. (cm) but the sentencing court denies the petition, the inmate may not file another petition under par. (cm) within one year after the date of the court's decision.

AB40-ASA1,1232,22 (j) An inmate eligible to seek modification of his or her bifurcated sentence under this subsection has a right to be represented by counsel in proceedings under this subsection. An inmate, or the department on the inmate's behalf, may apply to the state public defender for determination of indigency and appointment of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (jm) before or after the filing of a petition with the program review committee under par. (c). If an inmate whose petition has been referred to the court under par. (cm) is without counsel, the court shall refer the matter to the state public defender for determination of indigency and appointment of counsel under s. 977.05 (4) (jm).

AB40-ASA1, s. 3048 Section 3048. 302.113 (9h) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3049 Section 3049. 302.1135 of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3050 Section 3050. 302.114 (9) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1233,9 302.114 (9) (am) If a person released to extended supervision under this section or under s. 302.1135 violates a condition of extended supervision, the reviewing authority may revoke the extended supervision of the person. If the extended supervision of the person is revoked, the person shall be returned to the circuit court for the county in which the person was convicted of the offense for which he or she was on extended supervision, and the court shall order the person to be returned to prison for a specified period of time before he or she is eligible for being released again to extended supervision. The period of time specified under this paragraph may not be less than 5 years and may be extended in accordance with sub. (3).

AB40-ASA1, s. 3051 Section 3051. 302.114 (9) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1233,14 302.114 (9) (c) A person who is subsequently released to extended supervision under par. (bm) is subject to all conditions and rules under sub. (8) until the expiration of the sentence or until the department discharges the person under s. 973.01 (4m), whichever is appropriate.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3051h Section 3051h. 302.388 (2) (g) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1233,25 302.388 (2) (g) If a prisoner's health summary form or complete medical file indicates that the prisoner has a communicable disease and if disclosure of that information is necessary for the health and safety of the prisoner or of other prisoners, of a correctional officer who has custody of or is responsible for the supervision of the prisoner, of a person designated by a jailer to have custodial authority over the prisoner, of any other employee of the prison or jail, or of a law enforcement officer or other person who is responsible for transferring the prisoner to or from a prison or jail, receiving institution intake staff shall disclose that information to the persons specified in par. (f) 1. to 4. and to that correctional officer, person with custodial authority, law enforcement officer, or other person.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3051j Section 3051j. 302.388 (3) of the statutes is renumbered 302.388 (3) (a).

AB40-ASA1, s. 3051L Section 3051L. 302.388 (3) (b) of the statutes is created to read:

AB40-ASA1,1234,12 302.388 (3) (b) If a prisoner's treatment summary indicates that the prisoner has a communicable disease and if disclosure of that information is necessary for the health and safety of the prisoner or of other prisoners, of a correctional officer who has custody of or is responsible for the supervision of the prisoner, of a person designated by a jailer to have custodial authority over the prisoner, of any employee of the prison or jail, or of a law enforcement officer or other person who is responsible for transferring the prisoner to or from a prison or jail, the department or jailer shall disclose that information to the persons to whom a treatment summary may be made available under par. (a) and to that correctional officer, person with custodial authority, law enforcement officer, or other person.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3052 Section 3052. 304.01 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1234,15 304.01 (title) Earned release review Parole commission and commission chairperson; general duties.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3053 Section 3053. 304.01 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1234,20 304.01 (1) The chairperson of the earned release review parole commission shall administer and supervise the commission and its activities and shall be the final parole-granting authority for granting parole or release to extended supervision, except as provided in s. 304.02.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3054 Section 3054. 304.01 (2) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1235,3 304.01 (2) (intro.) The earned release review parole commission shall conduct regularly scheduled interviews to consider the parole or release to extended supervision of eligible inmates of the adult correctional institutions under the control of the department of corrections, eligible inmates transferred under ch. 51 and under the control of the department of health services and eligible inmates in any county house of correction. The department of corrections shall provide all of the following to the earned release review parole commission:

AB40-ASA1, s. 3055 Section 3055. 304.01 (2) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1235,7 304.01 (2) (b) Scheduling assistance for parole interviews for prisoners who have applied for parole or release to extended supervision at the correctional institutions.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3056 Section 3056. 304.01 (2) (c) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1235,10 304.01 (2) (c) Clerical support related to the parole interviews for prisoners who have applied for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3057 Section 3057. 304.01 (2) (d) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1235,14 304.01 (2) (d) Appropriate physical space at the correctional institutions to conduct the parole interviews for prisoners who have applied for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3058 Section 3058. 304.06 (title) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1235,17 304.06 (title) Release to parole or extended supervision Paroles from state prisons and house of correction.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3059 Section 3059. 304.06 (1) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1236,10 304.06 (1) (b) Except as provided in s. 961.49 (2), 1999 stats., sub. (1m) or s. 302.045 (3), 302.05 (3) (b), 973.01 (6), or 973.0135, the earned release review parole commission may parole an inmate of the Wisconsin state prisons or any felon or any person serving at least one year or more in a county house of correction or a county reforestation camp organized under s. 303.07, when he or she has served 25% of the sentence imposed for the offense, or 6 months, whichever is greater. Except as provided in s. 939.62 (2m) (c) or 973.014 (1) (b) or (c), (1g) or (2), the earned release review parole commission may parole an inmate serving a life term when he or she has served 20 years, as modified by the formula under s. 302.11 (1) and subject to extension under s. 302.11 (1q) and (2), if applicable. The person serving the life term shall be given credit for time served prior to sentencing under s. 973.155, including good time under s. 973.155 (4). The secretary may grant special action parole releases under s. 304.02. The department or the earned release review parole commission shall not provide any convicted offender or other person sentenced to the department's custody any parole eligibility or evaluation for parole or release to extended supervision until the person has been confined at least 60 days following sentencing.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3060 Section 3060. 304.06 (1) (bg) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3061 Section 3061. 304.06 (1) (bk) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3062 Section 3062. 304.06 (1) (bn) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3063 Section 3063. 304.06 (1) (br) of the statutes is repealed.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3064 Section 3064. 304.06 (1) (c) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1236,19 304.06 (1) (c) (intro.) If an inmate applies for parole or release to extended supervision under this subsection, the earned release review parole commission shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the following, if they can be found, in accordance with par. (d):

AB40-ASA1, s. 3065 Section 3065. 304.06 (1) (d) 1. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1237,7 304.06 (1) (d) 1. The notice under par. (c) shall inform the offices and persons under par. (c) 1. to 3. of the manner in which they may provide written statements under this subsection, shall inform persons under par. (c) 3. of the manner in which they may attend interviews or hearings and make statements under par. (eg) and shall inform persons under par. (c) 3. who are victims, or family members of victims, of crimes specified in s. 940.01, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06, or 948.07 of the manner in which they may have direct input in the parole decision-making process under par. (em) for parole or release to extended supervision. The earned release review parole commission shall provide notice under this paragraph for an inmate's first application for parole or release to extended supervision and, upon request, for subsequent applications for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3066 Section 3066. 304.06 (1) (d) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1237,11 304.06 (1) (d) 2. The notice shall be by 1st class mail to an office's or a person's last-known address sent at least 3 weeks before the interview or hearing upon the application for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3067 Section 3067. 304.06 (1) (d) 3m. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1237,15 304.06 (1) (d) 3m. If applicable, the notice shall state the manner in which the person may have direct input in the decision-making process for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3068 Section 3068. 304.06 (1) (d) 4. of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1237,20 304.06 (1) (d) 4. If the notice is for a first application for parole or release to extended supervision, the notice shall inform the offices and persons under par. (c) 1. to 3. that notification of subsequent applications for parole or release to extended supervision will be provided only upon request.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3069 Section 3069. 304.06 (1) (e) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1238,3 304.06 (1) (e) The earned release review parole commission shall permit any office or person under par. (c) 1. to 3. to provide written statements. The earned release review parole commission shall give consideration to any written statements provided by any such office or person and received on or before the date specified in the notice. This paragraph does not limit the authority of the earned release review parole commission to consider other statements or information that it receives in a timely fashion.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3070 Section 3070. 304.06 (1) (eg) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1238,8 304.06 (1) (eg) The earned release review parole commission shall permit any person under par. (c) 3. to attend any interview or hearing on the application for parole or release to extended supervision of an applicable inmate and to make a statement at that interview or hearing.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3071 Section 3071. 304.06 (1) (em) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1238,14 304.06 (1) (em) The earned release review parole commission shall promulgate rules that provide a procedure to allow any person who is a victim, or a family member of a victim, of a crime specified in s. 940.01, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1), (2), or (3), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06, or 948.07 to have direct input in the decision-making process for parole or release to extended supervision.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3072 Section 3072. 304.06 (1) (f) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1239,7 304.06 (1) (f) The earned release review parole commission shall design and prepare cards for persons specified in par. (c) 3. to send to the commission. The cards shall have space for these persons to provide their names and addresses, the name of the applicable prisoner and any other information the earned release review parole commission determines is necessary. The earned release review parole commission shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys. District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in par. (c) 3. These persons may send completed cards to the earned release review parole commission. All commission 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). Before any written statement of a person specified in par. (c) 3. is made a part of the documentary record considered in connection with a parole hearing for parole, or release to extended supervision under this section, the earned release review parole commission shall obliterate from the statement all references to the mailing addresses of the person. A person specified in par. (c) 3. who attends an interview or hearing under par. (eg) may not be required to disclose at the interview or hearing his or her mailing addresses.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3073 Section 3073. 304.06 (1) (g) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1239,15 304.06 (1) (g) Before a person is released on parole or released to extended supervision under this subsection, the earned release review parole commission shall so notify the municipal police department and the county sheriff for the area where the person will be residing. The notification requirement under this paragraph does not apply if a municipal department or county sheriff submits to the earned release review parole commission a written statement waiving the right to be notified. If applicable, the department shall also comply with s. 304.063.

AB40-ASA1, s. 3074 Section 3074. 304.06 (1m) (intro.) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1239,19 304.06 (1m) (intro.) The earned release review parole commission may waive the 25% or 6-month service of sentence requirement under sub. (1) (b) under any of the following circumstances:

AB40-ASA1, s. 3075 Section 3075. 304.06 (1q) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

AB40-ASA1,1240,2 304.06 (1q) (b) The earned release review parole commission or the department may require as a condition of parole that a serious child sex offender undergo pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen. This paragraph does not prohibit the department from requiring pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen as a condition of probation.