304.06(1)(c)3. 3. The victim of the crime committed by the inmate 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, upon submission of a card under par. (f) requesting notification.
304.06(1)(d)1.1. 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) or (2), 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). The parole commission shall provide notice under this paragraph for an inmate's first application for parole and, upon request, for subsequent applications for parole.
304.06(1)(d)2. 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 parole application.
304.06(1)(d)3. 3. The notice shall state the name of the inmate, the date and term of the sentence and the date when the written statement must be received in order to be considered. If the notice is to an office under par. (c) 1. or 2., the notice shall also state the crime of which the inmate was convicted.
304.06(1)(d)3g. 3g. If applicable, the notice shall state the date of the interview or hearing that the person may attend.
304.06(1)(d)3m. 3m. If applicable, the notice shall state the manner in which the person may have direct input in the parole decision-making process.
304.06(1)(d)4. 4. If the notice is for a first application for parole, the notice shall inform the offices and persons under par. (c) 1. to 3. that notification of subsequent applications for parole will be provided only upon request.
304.06(1)(e) (e) The parole commission shall permit any office or person under par. (c) 1. to 3. to provide written statements. The 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 parole commission to consider other statements or information that it receives in a timely fashion.
304.06(1)(eg) (eg) The parole commission shall permit any person under par. (c) 3. to attend any interview or hearing on the parole application of an applicable inmate and to make a statement at that interview or hearing.
304.06(1)(em) (em) The 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) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07 to have direct input in the parole decision-making process.
304.06(1)(f) (f) The 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 parole commission determines is necessary. The 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 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 under this section, the 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.
304.06(1)(g) (g) Before a person is released on parole under this subsection, the 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 parole commission a written statement waiving the right to be notified. If applicable, the department shall also comply with s. 304.063.
304.06(1m) (1m) The parole commission may waive the 25% or 6-month service of sentence requirement under sub. (1) (b) under any of the following circumstances:
304.06(1m)(a) (a) If it determines that extraordinary circumstances warrant an early release and the sentencing court has been notified and permitted to comment upon the proposed recommendation.
304.06(1m)(b) (b) If the department recommends that the person be placed on parole that includes the condition under sub. (1x) and the commission orders that condition.
304.06(1q) (1q)
304.06(1q)(a)(a) In this subsection, "serious child sex offender" means a person who has been convicted of committing a crime specified in s. 948.02 (1) or (2) or 948.025 (1) against a child who had not attained the age of 13 years.
304.06(1q)(b) (b) The 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.
304.06(1q)(c) (c) In deciding whether to grant a serious child sex offender release on parole under this subsection, the parole commission may not consider, as a factor in making its decision, that the offender is a proper subject for pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen or that the offender is willing to participate in pharmacological treatment using an antiandrogen or the chemical equivalent of an antiandrogen.
304.06(1x) (1x) The parole commission may require as a condition of parole that the person is placed in the intensive sanctions program under s. 301.048. In that case, the person is in the legal custody of the department under that section and is subject to revocation of parole under sub. (3).
304.06(1y) (1y) If a person is sentenced under s. 973.032, he or she is eligible for a release to parole supervision under this section and remains in the intensive sanctions program unless discharged by the department under s. 301.048 (6) (a).
304.06(2) (2) No prisoner under sub. (1) may be paroled until the parole commission is satisfied that the prisoner has adequate plans for suitable employment or to otherwise sustain himself or herself. The paroled prisoner shall report to the department in such manner and at such times as it requires.
304.06(2m) (2m)
304.06(2m)(a)(a) In this subsection, "serious sex offense" means a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07 or a solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit a violation of s. 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07.
304.06(2m)(b) (b) Except as provided in par. (c), no prisoner who is serving a sentence for a serious sex offense may be paroled to any county where there is a correctional institution that has a specialized sex offender treatment program.
304.06(2m)(c) (c) A prisoner serving a sentence for a serious sex offense may be paroled to a county where there is a correctional institution that has a specialized sex offender treatment program if that county is also the prisoner's county of residence.
304.06(2m)(d) (d) The parole commission or the department shall determine a prisoner's county of residence for the purposes of this subsection by doing all of the following:
304.06(2m)(d)1. 1. The parole commission or the department shall consider residence as the voluntary concurrence of physical presence with intent to remain in a place of fixed habitation and shall consider physical presence as prima facie evidence of intent to remain.
304.06(2m)(d)2. 2. The parole commission or the department shall apply the criteria for consideration of residence and physical presence under subd. 1. to the facts that existed on the date that the prisoner committed the serious sex offense that resulted in the sentence the prisoner is serving.
304.06(3) (3) Every paroled prisoner remains in the legal custody of the department unless otherwise provided by the department. If the department alleges that any condition or rule of parole has been violated by the prisoner, the department may take physical custody of the prisoner for the investigation of the alleged violation. If the department is satisfied that any condition or rule of parole has been violated it shall afford the prisoner such administrative hearings as are required by law. Unless waived by the parolee, the final administrative hearing shall be held before a hearing examiner from the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration who is licensed to practice law in this state. The hearing examiner shall enter an order revoking or not revoking parole. Upon request by either party, the administrator of the division of hearings and appeals shall review the order. The hearing examiner may order the taking and allow the use of a videotaped deposition under s. 967.04 (7) to (10). If the parolee waives the final administrative hearing, the secretary of corrections shall enter an order revoking or not revoking parole. If the examiner, the administrator upon review, or the secretary in the case of a waiver finds that the prisoner has violated the rules or conditions of parole, the examiner, the administrator upon review, or the secretary in the case of a waiver, may order the prisoner returned to prison to continue serving his or her sentence, or to continue on parole. If the prisoner claims or appears to be indigent, the department shall refer the prisoner to the authority for indigency determinations specified under s. 977.07 (1).
304.06(3d) (3d) Upon demand prior to a revocation hearing under sub. (3), the district attorney shall disclose to a defendant the existence of any videotaped oral statement of a child under s. 908.08 which is within the possession, custody or control of the state and shall make reasonable arrangements for the defendant and defense counsel to view the videotaped statement. If, subsequent to compliance with this subsection, the state obtains possession, custody or control of such a videotaped statement, the district attorney shall promptly notify the defendant of that fact and make reasonable arrangements for the defendant and defense counsel to view the videotaped statement.
304.06(3e) (3e) The division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration shall make either an electronic or stenographic record of all testimony at each parole revocation hearing. The division shall prepare a written transcript of the testimony only at the request of a judge who has granted a petition for judicial review of the revocation decision. Each hearing notice shall include notice of the provisions of this subsection and a statement that any person who wants a written transcript may record the hearing at his or her own expense.
304.06(3m) (3m) If the convicting court is informed by the department that a prisoner on parole has absconded and that the prisoner's whereabouts are unknown, the court may issue a capias for execution by the sheriff.
304.06(4) (4)
304.06(4)(a)(a) If any person convicted of a misdemeanor or traffic offense, any person convicted of a criminal offense and sentenced to 2 years or less in a house of correction or any person committed to a house of correction for treatment and rehabilitation for addiction to a controlled substance or controlled substance analog under ch. 961, during the period of confinement or treatment appears to have been rehabilitated or cured to the extent, in the opinion of the superintendent of the house of correction or the person in charge of treatment and rehabilitation of a prisoner at that institution, that the prisoner may be released, the prisoner may be released upon conditional parole. Before a person is released on conditional parole under this paragraph, the superintendent or person in charge of treatment and rehabilitation shall so notify the municipal police department and 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.
304.06(4)(b) (b) Application for such conditional parole shall be made in writing by the superintendent of the house of correction to the court of commitment stating the facts justifying the application. The court shall proceed to take testimony in support of the application. If the judge is satisfied from the evidence that there is good reason to believe that the prisoner has been rehabilitated or cured to the extent that he or she may be released and that proper provision for employment and residence has been made for the prisoner, the judge may order the prisoner's release on parole to the superintendent of the house of correction, on such conditions to be stated in the order of release as the judge determines. In the event of violation of any such conditions by the prisoner, he or she shall be returned to the court and may be recommitted to the house of correction to serve the remainder of his or her sentence or for further treatment.
304.06 History History: 1971 c. 125, 219; 1973 c. 90, 198, 333; 1975 c. 156, 199; 1977 c. 29, 353, 418, 449; 1979 c. 356; 1981 c. 266; 1983 a. 27, 64, 197, 528, 538; 1985 a. 262 s. 8; 1987 a. 244 ss. 1 to 3, 7; 1987 a. 412; 1989 a. 31 ss. 1699 to 1700p; Stats. 1989 s. 304.06; 1989 a. 107, 122; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 79, 89, 97, 178, 194, 227, 289, 377, 479, 491; 1995 a. 27, 77, 352, 387, 444, 448; 1997 a. 133, 181, 237, 275, 283, 284, 326; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
304.06 Annotation Amendment to s. 57.06 (1), 1987 stats. [now s. 304.06 (1)] by ch. 90, laws of 1973, did not restore right of trial court to fix minimum sentences. Ch. 90 did not remove 1 yr. period under ss. 973.02 and 973.15. Edelman v. State, 62 W (2d) 613, 215 NW (2d) 386.
304.06 Annotation A certiorari proceeding in the committing court to review a revocation of parole or probation is not a criminal proceeding. Contrary language in State ex rel. H&SS Dept. v. Circuit Court, 57 W (2d) 329, is withdrawn. State ex rel. Hanson v. H&SS Dept. 64 W (2d) 367, 219 NW (2d) 267.
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. I, sec. 12, citing State ex rel. Mueller v. Powers, 64 W (2d) 643, 221 NW (2d) 692, concerning ex post facto legislation.
304.06 Annotation Refusal of parole board to grant discretionary parole is subject to judicial review. Failure to notify prisoner of standards and criteria applied to parole application constituted denial of due process. State ex rel. Tyznik v. H&SS Dept. 71 W (2d) 169, 238 NW (2d) 66.
304.06 Annotation Every violation of probation or parole does not result in automatic revocation. Snajder v. State, 74 W (2d) 303, 246 NW (2d) 665.
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. I, sec. 8, citing State ex rel. Struzik v. H&SS Dept. 77 W (2d) 216, 252 NW (2d) 660.
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. I, sec. 8, citing State ex rel. Flowers v. H&SS Dept. 81 W (2d) 376, 260 NW (2d) 727.
304.06 Annotation Presentence incarceration due to indigency must be credited towards a life sentence for the purpose of determining eligibility for parole. Wilson v. State, 82 W (2d) 657, 264 NW (2d) 234.
304.06 Annotation Parole agent's failure to act on knowledge of similar prior violations did not preclude revocation. Van Ermen v. H&SS Dept. 84 W (2d) 57, 267 NW (2d) 17 (1978).
304.06 Annotation Prison inmates subject to parole rescission are entitled to Morrissey-Gagnon due process. State ex rel. Klinke v. H&SS Dept. 87 W (2d) 110, 273 NW (2d) 379 (Ct. App. 1978).
304.06 Annotation Secretary's authority to revoke under s. 57.06 (3), 1987 stats. [now s. 304.06 (3)] cannot be bound by agent's representations. State ex rel. Lewis v. H&SS Dept. 89 W (2d) 220, 278 NW (2d) 232 (Ct. App. 1979).
304.06 Annotation Parole violation may not be proved entirely by unsubstantiated hearsay testimony. State ex rel. Henschel v. H&SS Dept. 91 W (2d) 268, 280 NW (2d) 785 (Ct. App. 1979).
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. I, sec. 1, citing State v. Aderhold, 91 W (2d) 306, 284 NW (2d) 108 (Ct. App. 1979).
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. I, sec. 8, citing State ex rel. Alvarez v. Lotter, 91 W (2d) 329, 283 NW (2d) 408 (Ct. App. 1979).
304.06 Annotation See note to 973.15, citing State v. Stuhr, 92 W (2d) 46, 284 NW (2d) 459 (Ct. App. 1979).
304.06 Annotation Inmate who entered into Mutual Agreement Program (MAP) "contract" for discretionary parole may not bring civil action for breach of contract. Coleman v. Percy, 96 W (2d) 578, 292 NW (2d) 615 (1980).
304.06 Annotation Mandatory release parole violator may be required to serve beyond final discharge date originally set by court. State ex rel. Bieser v. Percy, 97 W (2d) 702, 295 NW (2d) 179 (Ct. App. 1980).
304.06 Annotation See note to 302.12, citing Parker v. Percy, 105 W (2d) 486, 314 NW (2d) 166 (Ct. App. 1981).
304.06 Annotation See note to Art. VII, sec. 8, citing State v. Spanbauer, 108 W (2d) 548, 322 NW (2d) 511 (Ct. App. 1982).
304.06 Annotation Due process was not violated by holding two revocation hearings dealing with same conduct where first hearing was based on facts and second hearing was based on conviction. State ex rel. Leroy v. H&SS Dept. 110 W (2d) 291, 329 NW (2d) 229 (Ct. App. 1982).
304.06 Annotation Sub. (1r) creates a presumption for parole for inmates who obtain a high school equivalency diploma that does not otherwise apply; to give effect to that presumption, a substantively different standard must be applied than in ordinary parole cases under sub. (1) (b). Hansen v. Dane County Circuit Ct. 181 W (2d) 993, 513 NW (2d) 139 (Ct. App. 1994).
304.06 Annotation When probationer or parolee is charged with a crime and may have otherwise violated conditions of release, revocation hearings based on the non-criminal violations should be held without delay. 65 Atty. Gen. 20.
304.06 Annotation Convict has no constitutional right to be paroled. Greenholtz v. Nebraska Penal Inmates, 442 US 1 (1979).
304.06 Annotation Probation and parole revocation in Wisconsin. 1977 WLR 503.
304.062 304.062 Ordering parolees and persons on extended supervision to perform community service work.
304.062(1)(1) The department may order that a parolee or a person on extended supervision perform community service work for a public agency or a nonprofit charitable organization. An order may apply only if agreed to by the parolee or the person on extended supervision and the organization or agency. The department shall ensure that the parolee or the person on extended supervision is provided a written statement of the terms of the community service order and shall monitor the compliance of the parolee or person on extended supervision with the community service order.
304.062(2) (2) Any organization or agency acting in good faith to which a parolee or person on extended supervision is assigned under an order under this section has immunity from any civil liability in excess of $25,000 for acts or omissions by or impacting on the parolee or person on extended supervision. The department has immunity from any civil liability for acts or omissions by or impacting on the parolee or person on extended supervision regarding the assignment under this section.
304.062 History History: 1995 a. 96; 1997 a. 283.
304.063 304.063 Notification prior to release on extended supervision or parole.
304.063(1) (1) In this section:
304.063(1)(a) (a) "Member of the family" means spouse, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
304.063(1)(b) (b) "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
304.063(2) (2) Before a prisoner is released on parole under s. 302.11, 304.02 or 304.06 or on extended supervision under s. 302.113 or 302.114, if applicable, for a violation of s. 940.01, 940.03, 940.05, 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06 or 948.07, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify all of the following persons, if they can be found, in accordance with sub. (3) and after receiving a completed card under sub. (4):
304.063(2)(a) (a) 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.
304.063(2)(b) (b) Any witness who testified against the prisoner in any court proceeding involving the offense.
304.063(3) (3) The department shall make a reasonable attempt to send the notice, postmarked at least 7 days before a prisoner is released on parole or extended supervision, to the last-known address of the persons under sub. (2).
304.063(4) (4) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in sub. (2) 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 sub. (2). 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).
304.063 History History: 1993 a. 97, 227, 479, 491; 1997 a. 181, 283.
304.065 304.065 Offender release information. The department shall obtain computer software and use the software to provide local law enforcement agencies with information regarding offenders who have been released to or placed in the agencies' jurisdictions.
304.065 History History: 1993 a. 98.
304.071 304.071 Military parole.
304.071(1)(1) The parole commission may at any time grant a parole to any prisoner in any penal institution of this state, or the department may at any time suspend the supervision of any person who is on probation or parole to the department, if the prisoner or person on probation or parole is eligible for induction into the U.S. armed forces. The suspension of parole or probation shall be for the duration of his or her service in the armed forces; and the parole or probation shall again become effective upon his or her discharge from the armed forces in accordance with regulations prescribed by the department. If he or she receives an honorable discharge from the armed forces, the governor may discharge him or her and the discharge has the effect of a pardon. Upon the suspension of parole or probation by the department, the department shall issue an order setting forth the conditions under which the parole or probation is suspended, including instructions as to where and when and to whom the paroled person shall report upon discharge from the armed forces.
304.071(2) (2) If a prisoner is not eligible for parole under s. 939.62 (2m) (c), 961.49 (2), 973.01 (6), 973.014 (1) (c) or (1g) or 973.032 (5), he or she is not eligible for parole under this section.
304.071 Note NOTE: Sub. (2) is shown as affected by two acts of the 1997 legislature and as merged by the revisor under s. 13.93 (2) (c).
304.071 History History: 1989 a. 31 ss. 1702, 1703; Stats. 1989 s. 304.071; 1991 a. 39; 1993 a. 289; 1995 a. 48, 448; 1997 a. 283, 326; s. 13.93 (2) (c).
304.072 304.072 Period of probation, extended supervision or parole tolled.
304.072(1)(1) If the department of corrections in the case of a parolee, probationer or person on extended supervision who is reinstated or waives a hearing or the division of hearings and appeals in the department of administration in the case of a hearing determines that a parolee, probationer or person on extended supervision has violated the terms of his or her supervision, the department or division may toll all or any part of the period of time between the date of the violation and the date an order of revocation or reinstatement is entered, subject to credit according to the terms of s. 973.155 for any time the parolee, probationer or person on extended supervision spent confined in connection with the violation.
304.072(2) (2) If a parolee, probationer or person on extended supervision is alleged to have violated the terms of his or her supervision but the department or division determines that the alleged violation was not proven, the period between the alleged violation and the determination shall be treated as service of the probationary, extended supervision or parole period.
304.072(3) (3) Except as provided in s. 973.09 (3) (b), the department preserves jurisdiction over a probationer, parolee or person on extended supervision if it commences an investigation, issues a violation report or issues an apprehension request concerning an alleged violation prior to the expiration of the probationer's, parolee's or person's term of supervision.
304.072(4) (4) The sentence of a revoked parolee or person on extended supervision resumes running on the day he or she is received at a correctional institution subject to sentence credit for the period of custody in a jail, correctional institution or any other detention facility pending revocation according to the terms of s. 973.155.
304.072(5) (5) The sentence of a revoked probationer shall be credited with the period of custody in a jail, correctional institution or any other detention facility pending revocation and commencement of sentence according to the terms of s. 973.155.
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