938.51(1)(a)
(a) Notify all of the following local agencies in the community in which the juvenile will reside of the juvenile's return to the community:
938.51(1)(b)
(b) Notify any known victim of an act for which the juvenile has been found delinquent of the juvenile's release, if all of the following apply:
938.51(1)(c)
(c) Notify, if the victim died as a result of the juvenile's delinquent act and if the criteria under
par. (b) are met, an adult member of the victim's family or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old and if the criteria under
par. (b) are met, the victim's parent or legal guardian of the juvenile's release.
938.51(1)(d)
(d) Notify any witness who testified against the juvenile in any court proceeding involving the delinquent act of the juvenile's release if all of the following apply:
938.51(1m)
(1m) The department or county department having supervision over a juvenile shall determine the local agencies that it will notify under
sub. (1) (a) based on the residence of the juvenile's parents or on the juvenile's intended residence specified in the juvenile's aftercare supervision plan or, if those methods do not indicate the community in which the juvenile will reside following release from a secured correctional facility or from the supervision of the department or county department, the community in which the juvenile states that he or she intends to reside.
938.51(1r)
(1r) The notification under
sub. (1) shall include only the juvenile's name, the date of the juvenile's release and the type of placement to which the juvenile is released.
938.51(2)
(2) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in
sub. (1) (b),
(c) or
(d) to send to the department or county department having supervision over the juvenile. The cards shall have space for any such person to provide his or her name, telephone number and mailing address, the name of the applicable juvenile and any other information that 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
sub. (1) (b) to
(d). These persons may send completed cards to the department or county department having supervision over the juvenile.
938.51(3)
(3) Timely release of a juvenile shall not be prejudiced by the fact that the department or county department having supervision over the juvenile did not notify the victims or the local agencies under
sub. (1) within the 15 days.
938.51(4)
(4) If a juvenile escapes in violation of
s. 946.42 (3), as soon as possible after the department or county department having supervision over the juvenile discovers that escape, that department or county department shall make a reasonable effort to notify by telephone all of the following persons:
938.51(4)(a)
(a) Any known victim of the act for which the juvenile was found delinquent, if the criteria under
sub. (1) (b) are met; an adult member of the victim's family, if the victim died as a result of the juvenile's delinquent act and if the criteria under
sub. (1) (b) are met; or the victim's parent or guardian, if the victim is younger than 18 years old and if the criteria under
sub. (1) (b) are met.
938.51(4)(b)
(b) Any witness who testified against the juvenile in any court proceeding involving the delinquent act, if the criteria under
sub. (1) (d) are met.
938.51 History
History: 1995 a. 77,
352.
938.52
938.52
Facilities for care of juveniles in care of department. 938.52(1)(1)
Facilities maintained or used for juveniles. The department may maintain or use the following facilities for juveniles in its care:
938.52(1)(a)
(a) Receiving homes to be used for the temporary care of juveniles.
938.52(1)(d)
(d) Institutions, facilities and services, including without limitation forestry or conservation camps for the training and treatment of juveniles 10 years of age or older who have been adjudged delinquent.
938.52(1)(f)
(f) Other facilities deemed by the department to be appropriate for the juvenile, except that no state funds may be used for the maintenance of a juvenile in the home of a parent or relative eligible for aid under
s. 49.19 if such funds would reduce federal funds to this state.
938.52(2)(a)(a) In addition to the facilities and services described in
sub. (1), the department may use other facilities and services under its jurisdiction. The department may also contract for and pay for the use of other public facilities or private facilities for the care and treatment of juveniles in its care; but placement of juveniles in private or public facilities not under its jurisdiction does not terminate the supervision under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4h),
(4m) or
(4n) or
938.357 (4) of the department. Placements in institutions for the mentally ill or developmentally disabled shall be made in accordance with
ss. 48.14 (5),
48.63 and
938.34 (6) (am) and
ch. 51.
938.52(2)(b)
(b) Public facilities are required to accept and care for persons placed with them by the department in the same manner as they would be required to do had the legal custody of these persons been transferred by a court of competent jurisdiction. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to require any public facility to serve the department inconsistently with its functions or with the laws and regulations governing their activities; or to give the department authority to use any private facility without its consent.
938.52(2)(c)
(c) The department shall have the right to inspect all facilities it is using and to examine and consult with persons under its supervision under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4h),
(4m) or
(4n) or
938.357 (4) who have been placed in that facility.
938.52(4)
(4) Coeducational programs and institutions. The department may institute and maintain coeducational programs and institutions under this chapter.
938.52 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.53
938.53
Duration of control of department over delinquents. Except as provided under
ss. 48.366 and
938.183, all juveniles adjudged delinquent who have been placed under the supervision of the department under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4m),
(4h) or
(4n) or
938.357 (4) shall be discharged as soon as the department determines that there is a reasonable probability that it is no longer necessary either for the rehabilitation and treatment of the juvenile or for the protection of the public that the department retain supervision.
938.53 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.532
938.532
Juvenile boot camp program. 938.532(2)
(2) Program eligibility. The department may place in the juvenile boot camp program any juvenile who has been placed under the supervision of the department under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4h) or
(4m) or
938.357 (4).
938.532(3)
(3) Aftercare supervision. Notwithstanding
s. 938.34 (4n), a juvenile who has completed the juvenile boot camp program and who is released from a secured correctional facility shall be placed under aftercare supervision administered by the department.
938.532 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.533
938.533
Corrective sanctions. 938.533(2)
(2)
Corrective sanctions program. From the appropriation under
s. 20.410 (3) (hr), the department shall provide a corrective sanctions program to serve an average daily population of 105 juveniles, or an average daily population of more than 105 juveniles if the appropriation under
s. 20.410 (3) (hr) is supplemented under
s. 13.101 or
16.515 and the positions for the program are increased under
s. 13.101 or
16.505 (2), in not less than 3 counties, including Milwaukee County. The juvenile offender review program in the department shall evaluate and select for participation in the program juveniles who have been placed under the supervision of the department under
s. 938.183,
938.34 (4h) or
(4m) or
938.357 (4). The department shall place a program participant in the community, provide intensive surveillance of that participant and provide an average of $5,000 per year per slot to purchase community-based treatment services for each participant. The department shall make the intensive surveillance required under this subsection available 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, and may purchase or provide electronic monitoring for the intensive surveillance of program participants. The department shall provide a report center in Milwaukee County to provide on-site programming after school and in the evening for juveniles from Milwaukee County who are placed in the corrective sanctions program. A contact worker providing services under the program shall have a case load of approximately 10 juveniles and, during the initial phase of placement in the community under the program of a juvenile who is assigned to that contact worker, shall have not less than one face-to-face contact per day with that juvenile. Case management services under the program shall be provided by a corrective sanctions agent who shall have a case load of approximately 15 juveniles. The department shall promulgate rules to implement the program.
938.533(3)(a)(a) A participant in the corrective sanctions program remains under the supervision of the department, remains subject to the rules and discipline of that department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a). Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, if a juvenile violates a condition of that juvenile's participation in the corrective sanctions program the department may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a secured detention facility or return the juvenile to placement in a Type 1 secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution.
938.533(3)(b)
(b) The department shall operate the corrective sanctions program as a Type 2 secured correctional facility. The secretary may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the Type 2 secured correctional facility. The Type 2 secured correctional facility is subject to
s. 46.03 (1). Construction or establishment of a Type 2 secured correctional facility 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 a Type 2 secured correctional facility is not subject to the ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under
ch. 91, of the county and city, village or town in which the construction or establishment takes place and is exempt from the investigations permitted under
s. 46.22 (1) (c) 1. b.
938.533(3m)
(3m) Escape. If a juvenile runs away from the juvenile's placement in the community while participating in the corrective sanctions program, that juvenile is considered to have escaped in violation of
s. 946.42 (3) (c).
938.533 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.534
938.534
Intensive supervision program. 938.534(1)
(1) A county department may provide an intensive supervision program for juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent and ordered to participate in an intensive supervision program under
s. 938.34 (2r). A county department that provides an intensive supervision program shall purchase or provide intensive surveillance and community-based treatment services for participants in that program and may purchase or provide electronic monitoring for the intensive surveillance of program participants. A caseworker providing services under an intensive supervision program may have a case load of no more than 10 juveniles and shall have not less than one face-to-face contact per day with each juvenile who is assigned to that caseworker. Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, but subject to any general written policies adopted by the court under
s. 938.06 (1) or
(2) and to any policies adopted by the county board relating to the taking into custody and placement of a juvenile under this subsection, if a juvenile violates a condition of the juvenile's participation in the program, the juvenile's caseworker may, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a secure detention facility for not more than 72 hours while the alleged violation is being investigated, if at the dispositional hearing the court explained those conditions to the juvenile and informed the juvenile of the possibility of that placement or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and that possible placement and that he or she understands those conditions and that possible placement. Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, but subject to any general written policies adopted by the court under
s. 938.06 (1) or
(2) and to any policies adopted by the county board relating to the taking into custody and placement of a juvenile under this subsection, the juvenile's caseworker may also, without a hearing, take the juvenile into custody and place the juvenile in a place of nonsecure custody for not more than 30 days as crisis intervention, if the juvenile is in need of crises intervention and, if at the dispositional hearing the court informed the juvenile of the possibility of that placement or if before the violation the juvenile has acknowledged in writing that he or she has read, or has had read to him or her, those conditions and that possible placement and that he or she understands those conditions and that possible placement. If the juvenile is held in a secure detention facility for longer than 72 hours, the juvenile is entitled to a hearing under
s. 938.21. The hearing shall be conducted in the manner provided in
s. 938.21, except that the hearing shall be conducted within 72 hours, rather than 24 hours, after the end of the day that the decision to hold the juvenile was made and a written statement of the reasons for continuing to hold the juvenile in custody may be filed rather than a petition under
s. 938.25.
938.534(2)
(2) The department shall promulgate rules specifying the requirements for an intensive supervision program under this section. The rules shall include rules that govern the use of placement in a secure detention facility for not more than 72 hours while a violation of a condition of a juvenile's participation in the program is being investigated and the use of placement in a place of nonsecure custody for not more than 30 days as crisis intervention.
938.534 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.535
938.535
Early release and intensive supervision program; limits. The department may establish a program for the early release and intensive supervision of juveniles who have been placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution under
s. 938.183 or
938.34 (4m). The program may not include any juveniles who have been placed in a secured correctional facility or a secured child caring institution as a result of a delinquent act involving the commission of a violent crime as defined in
s. 969.035, but not including the crime specified in
s. 948.02 (1).
938.535 History
History: 1995 a. 77.
938.538
938.538
Serious juvenile offender program. 938.538(2)
(2)
Program administration and design. The department shall administer a serious juvenile offender program for juveniles who have been adjudicated delinquent and ordered to participate in the program under
s. 938.34 (4h). The department shall design the program to provide all of the following:
938.538(2)(a)
(a) Supervision, care and rehabilitation that is more restrictive than ordinary supervision in the community.
938.538(2)(b)
(b) Component phases that are intensive and highly structured.
938.538(2)(c)
(c) A series of component phases for each participant that is based on public safety considerations and the participant's need for supervision, care and rehabilitation.
938.538(3)(a)(a) The department shall provide each participant with one or more of the following sanctions:
938.538(3)(a)1.
1. Subject to
subd. 1m., placement in a Type 1 secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or, if the participant is 17 years of age or over, a Type 1 prison, as defined in
s. 301.01 (5), for a period of not more than 3 years.
938.538(3)(a)1m.
1m. If the participant has been adjudicated delinquent for committing an act that would be a Class A felony if committed by an adult, placement in a Type 1 secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or, if the participant is 17 years of age or over, a Type 1 prison, as defined in
s. 301.01 (5), until the participant reaches 25 years of age, unless the participant is released sooner, subject to a mandatory minimum period of confinement of not less than one year.
938.538(3)(a)1p.
1p. Alternate care, including placement in a foster home, treatment foster home, group home, child caring institution or secured child caring institution.
938.538(3)(a)2.
2. Intensive or other field supervision, including corrective sanctions supervision under
s. 938.533, aftercare supervision or, if the participant is 17 years of age or over, intensive sanctions supervision under
s. 301.048.
938.538(3)(a)4.
4. Alcohol or other drug abuse outpatient treatment and services.
938.538(3)(b)
(b) The department may provide the sanctions under
par. (a) in any order, may provide more than one sanction at a time and may return to a sanction that was used previously for a participant. Notwithstanding
ss. 938.357,
938.363 and
938.533 (3), 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.
938.538(4)(a)(a) A participant in the serious juvenile offender program is under the supervision and control of the department, is subject to the rules and discipline of the department and is considered to be in custody, as defined in
s. 946.42 (1) (a). Notwithstanding
ss. 938.19 to
938.21, if a participant violates a condition of his or her participation in the program under
sub. (3) (a) 2. to
9. while placed in a Type 2 secured correctional facility the department may, without a hearing, take the participant into custody and return him or her to placement in a Type 1 secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or, if the participant is 17 years of age or over, a Type 1 prison, as defined in
s. 301.01 (5). Any intentional failure of a participant to remain within the extended limits of his or her placement while participating in the serious juvenile offender program or to return within the time prescribed by the administrator of the division of intensive sanctions in the department is considered an escape under
s. 946.42 (3) (c).
938.538(4)(b)
(b) The department shall operate the component phases of the program specified in
sub. (3) (a) 2. to
9. as a Type 2 secured correctional facility. The secretary of corrections may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the Type 2 secured correctional facility. The Type 2 secured correctional facility is subject to
s. 301.02. Construction or establishment of a Type 2 secured correctional facility 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 a Type 2 secured correctional facility is not subject to the ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under
ch. 91, of the county and city, village or town in which the construction or establishment takes place and is exempt from inspections required under
s. 301.36.
938.538(5)(a)(a) The juvenile offender review program in the division of juvenile corrections in the department may release a participant to aftercare supervision under
s. 301.03 (10) (d) at any time after the participant has completed 2 years of participation in the serious juvenile offender program. Aftercare supervision of the participant shall be provided by the department.
938.538(5)(b)
(b) The department may discharge a participant from participation in the serious juvenile offender program and from departmental supervision and control at any time after the participant has completed 3 years of participation in the serious juvenile offender program.
938.538(5)(c)
(c) Sections 938.357 and
938.363 do not apply to changes of placement and revisions of orders for a juvenile who is a participant in the serious juvenile offender program.
938.538(6)
(6) Purchase of services. The department of corrections may contract with the department of health and family services, a county department or any public or private agency for the purchase of goods, care and services for participants in the serious juvenile offender program. The department of corrections shall reimburse a person from whom it purchases goods, care or services under this subsection from the appropriation under
s. 20.410 (3) (cg) or, if the person for whom the goods, care or services are purchased is placed in a Type 1 prison, as defined
s. 301.01 (5), or is under intensive sanctions supervision under
s. 301.048, from the appropriate appropriation under
s. 20.410 (1).
938.538(6m)(a)1.
1. "American Indian" means a person who is enrolled as a member of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band or who possesses documentation of at least one-fourth American Indian ancestry or documentation of tribal recognition as an American Indian.
938.538(6m)(a)2.
2. "Black" means a person whose ancestors originated in any of the black racial groups of Africa.
938.538(6m)(a)3.
3. "Hispanic" means a person of any race whose ancestors originated in Mexico, Puerto Rico, Cuba, Central America or South America or whose culture or origin is Spanish.
938.538(6m)(a)4.
4. "Minority group member" means a Black, a Hispanic or an American Indian.
938.538(6m)(b)
(b) In the selection of classified service employes for a secured correctional facility authorized under
1993 Wisconsin Act 377, section 9108 (1) (a), the appointing authority shall make every effort to use the expanded certification program under
s. 230.25 (1n) or rules of the administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations to ensure that the percentage of employes who are minority group members approximates the percentage of the children placed at that secured correctional facility who are minority group members. The administrator of the division of merit recruitment and selection in the department of employment relations shall provide guidelines for the administration of this selection procedure.
938.538(7)
(7) Rules. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.
938.538 History
History: 1995 a. 77,
352.
