SB345: Bill Text

SB345,23,4 301.08 (1) (c) 1. b. "Minimum supervision" means the supervision of a probationer or, parolee or person on extended supervision in which the department requires that a minimum of one face-to-face contact occur every 90 days between the probationer or, parolee or person on extended supervision and a representative of the department and that the probationer or, parolee or person on extended supervision submit a monthly report to the department.

SB345, s. 63 Section 63. 301.08 (1) (c) 2. of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,23,16 301.08 (1) (c) 2. Beginning on January 1, 1996, the department may contract with public, private or voluntary vendors for the supervision of probationers and, parolees and persons on extended supervision who are under minimum supervision or administrative supervision. The contract shall authorize any such vendor to charge a fee to probationers and, parolees and persons on extended supervision sufficient to cover the cost of supervision and administration of the contract. If the department collects any moneys from a vendor under the contract, the department shall credit those moneys to the appropriation account under s. 20.410 (1) (ge). The department shall promulgate rules for fees, collections, reporting and verification regarding probationers and, parolees and persons on extended supervision supervised by the vendor.

SB345, s. 64 Section 64. 301.132 (2) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,23,21 301.132 (2) The department may require, as a condition of probation or, parole or extended supervision, that a probationer or, parolee or person on extended supervision who is a sex offender submit to a lie detector test when directed to do so by the department.

SB345, s. 65 Section 65. 301.132 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,24,2 301.132 (3) The department shall promulgate rules establishing a lie detector test program for probationers and, parolees and persons on extended supervision who are sex offenders. The rules shall provide for assessment of fees upon probationers and, parolees and persons on extended supervision to partially offset the costs of the program.

SB345, s. 66 Section 66. 301.21 (1) (h) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,24,5 301.21 (1) (h) Provisions concerning procedures for probation, parole, extended supervision and discharge.

SB345, s. 67 Section 67. 301.32 (3) (a) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,24,12 301.32 (3) (a) All money or other property paid or delivered to a probation, extended supervision and parole agent or other employe of the department by or for the benefit of any person on probation, extended supervision or parole shall be immediately transmitted to the department and it shall enter the same upon its books to his or her credit. The property shall be used only under the direction of the department.

SB345, s. 68 Section 68. 301.32 (3) (b) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,24,17 301.32 (3) (b) If the person on probation, extended supervision or parole absconds, the money shall be credited to the revolving fund created by s. 304.075; and other property if not called for within one year shall be sold by the department and the proceeds shall be credited to the fund.

SB345, s. 69 Section 69. 301.35 (2) (bm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB345,24,19 301.35 (2) (bm) A person on extended supervision.

SB345, s. 70 Section 70. 301.38 (1) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,24,24 301.38 (1) (am) "Prisoner" has the meaning given in s. 301.01 (2), but does not include any person in the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048 or any person who is imprisoned as an alternative to the revocation of probation , extended supervision or parole.

SB345, s. 71 Section 71. 301.45 (1) (b) of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,25,9 301.45 (1) (b) Is in prison, a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), or a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision on or after December 25, 1993, for any violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit any violation, of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30, or of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not the victim's parent.

SB345, s. 72 Section 72. 301.45 (1) (bm) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,25,19 301.45 (1) (bm) Is in prison, a secured correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (15m), or a secured child caring institution, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), or on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision on or after December 25, 1993, for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of a law of this state that is comparable to s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30 or that is comparable to a violation of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not the victim's parent.

SB345, s. 73 Section 73. 301.45 (1) (dh) of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,26,3 301.45 (1) (dh) Is on parole, extended supervision or probation in this state from another state under s. 304.13 or 304.135 on or after December 25, 1993, for a violation, or for the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation, of the law of another state that is comparable to a violation of s. 940.22 (2), 940.225 (1), (2) or (3), 944.06, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.05, 948.055, 948.06, 948.07, 948.08, 948.11 or 948.30 or that is comparable to a violation of s. 940.30 or 940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person was not the victim's parent.

SB345, s. 74 Section 74. 301.45 (2) (a) 4. b. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,26,8 301.45 (2) (a) 4. b. The date the person was or is to be released from confinement, whether on parole, extended supervision or otherwise, or discharged or terminated from a sentence or commitment.

SB345, s. 75 Section 75. 301.45 (2) (e) 1. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,26,13 301.45 (2) (e) 1. Within 10 days after the person being placed on parole, extended supervision, probation, supervision, aftercare supervision, conditional release or supervised release.

SB345, s. 76 Section 76. 301.45 (2) (e) 2. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,26,18 301.45 (2) (e) 2. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or probation from another state under s. 304.13 or 304.135, within 10 days after the person enters this state.

SB345, s. 77 Section 77. 301.45 (3) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,26,23 301.45 (3) (a) 1m. If the person is on parole, extended supervision or probation from another state under s. 304.13 or 304.135, he or she is subject to this subsection upon entering this state.

SB345, s. 78 Section 78. 301.45 (3) (a) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,27,4 301.45 (3) (a) 2. If the person has been sentenced to prison or placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution, he or she is subject to this subsection upon being released on parole, extended supervision or aftercare supervision.

SB345, s. 79 Section 79. 301.45 (3) (b) 2. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,27,15 301.45 (3) (b) 2. The department shall notify a person who is being released from prison because he or she has reached the expiration date of his or her sentence and who is covered under sub. (1) of the need to comply with this section. Also, probation, extended supervision and parole agents, aftercare agents and agencies providing supervision shall notify any client who is covered under sub. (1) of the need to comply with this section at the time the client is placed on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision or, if the client is on probation, extended supervision or parole from another state under s. 304.13 or 304.135, when the client enters this state.

SB345, s. 80 Section 80. 301.45 (3) (b) 4. of the statutes, as affected by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,27,21 301.45 (3) (b) 4. Failure to receive notice under this paragraph from the department of health and family services, the department of corrections, a probation, extended supervision and parole agent, an aftercare agent or an agency providing supervision is not a defense to liability under sub. (6).

SB345, s. 81 Section 81. 301.45 (5) (a) 1m. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,28,3 301.45 (5) (a) 1m. If the person is on parole , extended supervision or probation from another state under s. 304.13 or 304.135, 15 years after discharge from that parole, extended supervision or probation.

SB345, s. 82 Section 82. 301.46 (2) (b) 4. b. of the statutes, as created by 1995 Wisconsin Act 440, is amended to read:

SB345,28,8 301.46 (2) (b) 4. b. The date the person was released from confinement, whether on parole, extended supervision or otherwise, or discharged or terminated from a sentence or commitment.

SB345, s. 83 Section 83. 302.045 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,28,18 302.045 (1) Program. The department shall provide a challenge incarceration program for inmates selected to participate under sub. (2). The program shall provide participants with strenuous physical exercise, manual labor, personal development counseling, substance abuse treatment and education, military drill and ceremony and counseling in preparation for release on parole or extended supervision. The department shall design the program to include not less than 50 participants at a time and so that a participant may complete the program in not more than 180 days. The department may restrict participant privileges as necessary to maintain discipline.

SB345, s. 84 Section 84. 302.045 (2) (cm) of the statutes is created to read:

SB345,28,22 302.045 (2) (cm) If the inmate is serving a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01, the sentencing court decided under s. 973.01 (3m) that the inmate is eligible for the challenge incarceration program.

SB345, s. 85 Section 85. 302.045 (3) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,29,5 302.045 (3) Parole eligibility. Except as provided in sub. (4), if the department determines that an inmate has successfully completed the challenge incarceration program, the parole commission shall parole the inmate under s. 304.06, regardless of the time the inmate has served, unless the person is serving a sentence imposed under s. 973.01. When the parole commission grants parole under this subsection, it must require the parolee to participate in an intensive supervision program for drug abusers as a condition of parole.

SB345, s. 86 Section 86. 302.045 (3m) of the statutes is created to read:

SB345,29,11 302.045 (3m) Release to extended supervision. (a) Except as provided in sub. (4), if the department determines that an inmate serving the term of confinement in prison portion of a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01 has successfully completed the challenge incarceration program, the department shall inform the court that sentenced the inmate.

SB345,29,15 (b) Upon being informed by the department under par. (a) that an inmate whom the court sentenced under s. 973.01 has successfully completed the challenge incarceration program, the court shall modify the inmate's bifurcated sentence as follows:

SB345,29,19 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 of the date on which the court receives the information from the department under par. (a).

SB345,29,21 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.

SB345,29,23 (c) The court may not increase the total length of the bifurcated sentence when modifying a bifurcated sentence under par. (b).

SB345, s. 87 Section 87. 302.045 (4) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,30,3 302.045 (4) Intensive sanctions program participants. The department may place any intensive sanctions program participant in the challenge incarceration program. The participant is not subject to subs. (2) and , (3) and (3m).

SB345, s. 88 Section 88. 302.11 (1) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,30,10 302.11 (1) The warden or superintendent shall keep a record of the conduct of each inmate, specifying each infraction of the rules. Except as provided in subs. (1g), (1m), (1z), (7) and (10), each inmate is entitled to mandatory release on parole by the department. The mandatory release date is established at two-thirds of the sentence. Any calculations under this subsection or sub. (2) (b) resulting in fractions of a day shall be rounded in the inmate's favor to a whole day.

SB345, s. 89 Section 89. 302.11 (1g) (am) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,30,14 302.11 (1g) (am) The mandatory release date established in sub. (1) is a presumptive mandatory release date for an inmate who is serving a sentence for a serious felony committed on or after April 21, 1994, but before July 1, 1999.

SB345, s. 90 Section 90. 302.11 (1i) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,30,19 302.11 (1i) An Except as provided in sub. (1z), an inmate serving a sentence to the intensive sanctions program is entitled to mandatory release. The mandatory release date under sub. (1) is established at two-thirds of the sentence under s. 973.032 (3) (a).

SB345, s. 91 Section 91. 302.11 (1p) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,30,23 302.11 (1p) An inmate serving a term subject to s. 961.49 (2) for a crime committed before July 1, 1999, is entitled to mandatory release, except the inmate may not be released before he or she has complied with s. 961.49 (2).

SB345, s. 92 Section 92. 302.11 (1z) of the statutes is created to read:

SB345,31,3 302.11 (1z) An inmate who is sentenced to a term of confinement in prison under s. 973.01 for a felony that is committed on or after July 1, 1999, is not entitled to mandatory release on parole under this section.

SB345, s. 93 Section 93. 302.11 (6) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,31,13 302.11 (6) Any inmate released on parole under sub. (1) or (1g) (b) or s. 304.02 or 304.06 (1) is subject to all conditions and rules of parole until the expiration of the sentence or until he or she is discharged by the department. Except as provided in ch. 304, releases from prison shall be on the Tuesday or Wednesday preceding the release date. The department may discharge a parolee on or after his or her mandatory release date or after 2 years of supervision. Any inmate sentenced to the intensive sanctions program who is released on parole under sub. (1) or s. 304.02 or 304.06 (1) remains in the program unless discharged by the department under s. 301.048 (6) (a).

SB345, s. 94 Section 94. 302.11 (9) of the statutes is amended to read:

SB345,31,17 302.11 (9) Except as provided in sub. subs. (1g) (am) and (1z), this section applies to persons committing offenses occurring on or after June 1, 1984, or persons filing requests in accordance with 1983 Wisconsin Act 528, section 29 (2) or (3).

SB345, s. 95 Section 95. 302.113 of the statutes is created to read:

SB345,31,21 302.113 Release to extended supervision for felony offenders not serving life sentences. (1) An inmate is subject to this section if he or she is serving a bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01.

SB345,31,25 (2) Except as provided in subs. (3) and (9), 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 sentencing court under s. 302.045 (3m) (b) 1., if applicable.

SB345,32,5 (3) (a) The warden or superintendent shall keep a record of the conduct of each inmate subject to this section, specifying each infraction of the rules. If an inmate subject to this section violates any regulation of the prison or refuses or neglects to perform required or assigned duties, the department may extend the term of confinement in prison portion of the inmate's bifurcated sentence as follows:

SB345,32,6 1. 10 days for the first offense.

SB345,32,7 2. 20 days for the 2nd offense.

SB345,32,8 3. 40 days for the 3rd or each subsequent offense.

SB345,32,15 (b) In addition to the sanctions under par. (a), if an inmate subject to this section is placed in adjustment, program or controlled segregation status, the department may extend his or her term of confinement in prison portion of the bifurcated sentence by a number of days equal to 50% of the number of days spent in segregation status. In administering this paragraph, the department shall use the definition of adjustment, program or controlled segregation status under departmental rules in effect at the time an inmate is placed in that status.

SB345,32,18 (c) No extension of a term of confinement in prison under this subsection may require an inmate to serve more days in prison than the total length of the bifurcated sentence imposed under s. 973.01.

SB345,32,21 (d) If the term of confinement in prison portion of a bifurcated sentence is increased under this subsection, the term of extended supervision is reduced so that the total length of the bifurcated sentence does not change.

SB345,32,24 (4) All consecutive sentences shall be computed as one continuous sentence. The person shall serve any term of extended supervision after serving all terms of confinement in prison.

SB345,33,2 (5) An inmate may waive entitlement to release to extended supervision if the department agrees to the waiver.

SB345,33,8 (6) Before a person is released to extended supervision under this section, the department shall notify the municipal police department and the county sheriff for the area where the person will be residing. The notification requirement does not apply if a municipal department or county sheriff submits to the department a written statement waiving the right to be notified. If applicable, the department shall also comply with s. 304.063.

SB345,33,14 (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. The department may set conditions of extended supervision in addition to any conditions of extended supervision set by the court under s. 973.01 (5) if the conditions set by the department do not conflict with the court's conditions.

SB345,33,17 (8) Releases to extended supervision from prison shall be on the Tuesday or Wednesday preceding the date on which he or she completes the term of imprisonment.

SB345,34,3 (9) (a) If a person released to extended supervision under this section violates a condition of extended supervision, the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration, upon proper notice and hearing, or the department of corrections, if the person on extended supervision waives a hearing, may revoke the extended supervision of the person and return the person to prison. If the person is returned to prison, he or she shall 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 custody before release to extended supervision. The revocation order shall provide the person on extended supervision with credit in accordance with ss. 304.072 and 973.155.

SB345,34,8 (b) A person who is returned to prison after revocation of extended supervision shall be incarcerated for the entire period of time specified by the department of corrections in the case of a waiver or by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in the case of a hearing under par. (a). The period of time specified under par. (a) may be extended in accordance with sub. (3).

SB345,34,14 (c) A person who is subsequently released to extended supervision after service of the period of time specified by the department of corrections in the case of a waiver or by the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in the case of a hearing under par. (a) is subject to all conditions and rules under sub. (7) until the expiration of the term of extended supervision portion of the bifurcated sentence.

SB345,34,16 (10) The department may promulgate rules establishing guidelines and criteria for the exercise of discretion under this section.

SB345, s. 96 Section 96. 302.114 of the statutes is created to read: