301.325
301.325
Prisoner reimbursement to the state. The department may charge a prisoner for some or all of the costs to the department of the prisoner's incarceration. The department may collect from the inmate during his or her incarceration or after his or her release or both. Upon the request of the department, the attorney general may bring a civil action to recover costs under this section that the department has been unable to collect. The department may not recover under this section for any costs already recovered as otherwise provided in
chs. 301 to
303.The department shall promulgate rules providing a method of charging under this section that is based on a prisoner's ability to pay and providing procedures for collection of the costs.
301.325 History
History: 1995 a. 27.
301.328
301.328
Judgment for litigation loans to prisoners. 301.328(1)(1) In this section, "litigation loan" means a loan made to a prisoner by the department to pay for paper, photocopying, postage or other expenses associated with litigation commenced by the prisoner.
301.328(2)
(2) If a prisoner fails to repay a litigation loan to the department, the warden of the institution where the prisoner is incarcerated, imprisoned, confined or detained may submit a certification under oath to the clerk of circuit court in the county where the institution is located. The certification shall state the amount of litigation loans unpaid, the name and location of the prisoner and such other information as the court considers necessary. The court shall order that the amount certified by the warden be a judgment on behalf of the state and against the prisoner if the prisoner fails to submit a written objection to the court within 20 days after the court receives the certification from the warden. If the prisoner timely submits a written objection to the certification, the court shall consider the objection to be a complaint in a civil action and proceed under the rules of procedure under
ch. 799, without requiring the service of a summons or the payment of filing fees.
301.328(3)
(3) At the same time that the warden submits the certification to the court, the warden shall provide the prisoner with a copy of the certification. The warden shall attach to the certification provided to the prisoner a notice informing the prisoner of all of the following:
301.328(3)(a)
(a) That if the prisoner fails to submit a written objection to the court within 20 days after the court receives the certification from the warden, the court shall order that the amount certified by the warden be a judgment on behalf of the state and against the prisoner.
301.328(3)(b)
(b) The name and address of the circuit court where the certification was submitted.
301.328(3)(c)
(c) That if the prisoner timely objects to the certification, the objection will be considered a complaint for purposes of the commencement of a civil suit under
ch. 799.
301.328(3)(d)
(d) That the prisoner is required to submit a copy of the objection to the warden at the time he or she submits the objection to the clerk of circuit court.
301.328 History
History: 1997 a. 133.
301.33
301.33
Freedom of worship; religious ministration. 301.33(1)(1) Subject to reasonable exercise of the privilege, members of the clergy of all religious faiths shall have an opportunity, at least once each week, to conduct religious services within the state correctional institutions. Attendance at the services is voluntary.
301.33(2)
(2) Every inmate shall receive, upon request, religious ministration and sacraments according to the inmate's faith.
301.33(3)
(3) Every inmate who requests it shall have the use of the Bible.
301.33 History
History: 1989 a. 31.
301.33 Annotation
The state must make copies of the Quran available to prisoners to the same extent that Bibles are made available. Pitts v. Knowles,
339 F. Supp. 1183.
301.335
301.335
Treatment records. Section 51.30 applies to treatment records, as defined in
s. 51.30 (1) (b), maintained by the department of corrections in regard to children adjudged delinquent. The department has the same authority, including rule-making authority, with regard to treatment records maintained by the department that is granted to the department of health and family services under
s. 51.30.
301.335 History
History: 1989 a. 31;
1995 a. 27 s.
9126 (19).
301.35
301.35
Law enforcement officer access to department records. 301.35(2)
(2) The department shall allow a law enforcement officer access to a departmental record if the record pertains to any of the following persons who resides or is planning to reside in the officer's territorial jurisdiction:
301.36
301.36
General supervision and inspection by department. 301.36(1)(1)
General authority. The department shall investigate and supervise all of the state prisons under
s. 302.01, all secured correctional facilities, all secured child caring institutions, all secured group homes and all secure detention facilities and familiarize itself with all of the circumstances affecting their management and usefulness.
301.36(2)
(2) Prisons. The department shall visit all places in which persons convicted or suspected of crime are confined, and ascertain their arrangement for the separation of the hardened criminals from juvenile offenders and persons suspected of crime or detained as witnesses; collect statistics concerning the inmates, their treatment, employment and reformation; and collect information of other facts and considerations affecting the increase or decrease of crime.
301.36(3)
(3) Inspections. The department shall inquire into the methods of treatment, instruction, government and management of inmates of the institutions mentioned in this section; the conduct of their trustees, managers, directors, superintendents and other officers and employees; the condition of the buildings, grounds and all other property pertaining to the institutions, and all other matters pertaining to their usefulness and management; and recommend to the officers in charge such changes and additional provisions as it deems proper.
301.36(4)
(4) Frequency of inspections. The department shall inspect and investigate each institution at least annually and, when directed by the governor, it shall conduct a special investigation into an institution's management, or anything connected with its management, and report to the governor the testimony taken, the facts found and conclusions drawn.
301.36(5)
(5) Enforcement by attorney general and district attorneys. Upon request of the department, the attorney general or the district attorney serving the proper county shall aid in any investigation, inspection, hearing or trial had under this chapter or those sections of
ch. 938 relating to powers of the department, and shall institute and prosecute all necessary actions or proceedings for the enforcement of those provisions and for the punishment of violations of those provisions. The attorney general or district attorney so requested shall report or confer with the department regarding the request, within 30 days after receipt of the request.
301.36(6)
(6) Opportunity to inspect. All trustees, managers, directors, superintendents and other officers or employees of the institutions shall at all times afford to every member of the department and its agents, unrestrained facility for inspection of and free access to all parts of the buildings and grounds and to all books and papers of the institutions; and shall give, either verbally or in writing, such information as the department requires. Any person who violates this subsection shall forfeit not less than $10 nor more than $100.
301.36(7)
(7) Testimonial power; expenses. The director or any person delegated by the director may administer oaths, take testimony and cause depositions to be taken. All expenses of the investigations, including fees of officers and witnesses, shall be charged to the appropriation for the department.
301.36(8)
(8) Statistics to be furnished. Wherever the department is required to collect statistics, the person or agency shall furnish the required statistics on request.
301.37
301.37
County buildings; establishment, approval, inspection. 301.37(1)(1) The department shall fix reasonable standards and regulations for the design, construction, repair and maintenance of all houses of correction, reforestation camps maintained under
s. 303.07, jails as defined in
s. 302.30, extensions of jails under
s. 59.54 (14) (g), rehabilitation facilities under
s. 59.53 (8), lockup facilities as defined in
s. 302.30, work camps under
s. 303.10, Huber facilities under
s. 303.09 and, after consulting with the department of health and family services, all secured group homes and secure detention facilities, with respect to their adequacy and fitness for the needs which they are to serve.
301.37(2)
(2) The selection and purchase of the site, and the plans, specifications and erection of buildings, for the institutions is subject to the review and approval of the department. Department review shall include review of the proposed program to be carried out by the institution.
301.37(3)
(3) Before any such building is occupied, and at least annually thereafter, the department shall inspect each institution with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, report to the authorities conducting the institution any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it or a new building. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter, to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall suspend the allowance of state aid for, and prohibit the use of, the building until the order is complied with.
301.37(4)
(4) The department's standards and regulations under
sub. (1) for county jails apply to tribal jails used under
s. 302.445. At least annually, the department shall inspect each such tribal jail with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, report to the sheriff and the tribal jail authorities regarding any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall prohibit the use of the tribal jail for purposes of
s. 302.445 until the order is complied with.
301.37(5)
(5) The department's standards and regulations under
sub. (1) for secure detention facilities apply to private secure detention facilities used under
s. 938.222. At least annually, the department shall inspect each such private secure detention facility with respect to safety, sanitation, adequacy and fitness, report to the county board and the private entity operating the private secure detention facility regarding any deficiency found and order the necessary work to correct it. If within 6 months thereafter the work is not commenced, or not completed within a reasonable period thereafter to the satisfaction of the department, the department shall prohibit the use of the private secure detention facility for purposes of
s. 938.222 until the order is complied with.
301.38
301.38
Notification of victims and witnesses about prisoner escapes. 301.38(1)(a)
(a) "Member of the family" means spouse, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
301.38(1)(am)
(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.
301.38(1)(b)
(b) "Victim" means a person against whom a crime has been committed.
301.38(2)
(2) If a prisoner escapes from a Type 1 prison, 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):
301.38(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.
301.38(2)(b)
(b) Any witness who testified against the prisoner in any court proceeding involving the offense.
301.38(3)
(3) The department shall make a reasonable effort to notify the person by telephone as soon as possible after the escape and after any subsequent apprehension of the prisoner.
301.38(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, telephone number and mailing address, the name of the applicable prisoner 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. (2). These persons may send completed cards to the department. All department records or portions of records that relate to telephone numbers and mailing addresses of these persons are not subject to inspection or copying under
s. 19.35 (1).
301.38 History
History: 1995 a. 74;
1997 a. 181,
283.
301.45
301.45
Sex offender registration. 301.45(1d)(a)
(a) "Employed or carrying on a vocation" means employment or vocational activity that is full-time or part-time for a continuous period of time exceeding 14 days or for an aggregate period of time exceeding 30 days during any calendar year, whether financially compensated, volunteered or for the purpose of government or educational benefit.
301.45(1d)(am)
(am) "Found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction" means any of the following:
301.45(1d)(am)1.
1. Convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of a law of another state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)2.
2. Convicted or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect for a violation of a federal law that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)3.
3. Convicted or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect in the tribal court of a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band for a violation that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(am)4.
4. Sentenced or found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect by a court martial for a violation that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1d)(b)
(b) "Sex offense" means a violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit 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,
948.095,
948.11 (2) (a) or
(am),
948.12,
948.13 or
948.30, or of
s. 940.30 or
940.31 if the victim was a minor and the person who committed the violation was not the victim's parent.
301.45(1d)(c)
(c) "Student" means a person who is enrolled on a full-time or part-time basis in any public or private educational institution, including a secondary school, a business, trade, technical or vocational school or an institution of higher education.
301.45(1g)
(1g) Who is covered. Except as provided in
sub. (1m), a person shall comply with the reporting requirements under this section if he or she meets one or more of the following criteria:
301.45(1g)(a)
(a) Is convicted or adjudicated delinquent on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(b)
(b) Is in prison, a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home or is on probation, extended supervision, parole, supervision or aftercare supervision on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(bm)
(bm) Is in prison, a secured correctional facility, a secured child caring institution or a secured group home or is 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 a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(c)
(c) Is found not guilty or not responsible by reason of mental disease or defect on or after December 25, 1993, and committed under
s. 51.20 or
971.17 for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(d)
(d) Is in institutional care or on conditional transfer under
s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under
s. 971.17 on or after December 25, 1993, for a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dd)
(dd) Is in institutional care or on conditional transfer under
s. 51.35 (1) or conditional release under
s. 971.17 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 a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dh)
(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 sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dj)
(dj) Is a juvenile in this state on or after May 9, 2000, and is on supervision in this state from another state pursuant to the interstate compact on the placement of juveniles under
s. 938.988 for a violation of a law of another state that is comparable to a sex offense.
301.45(1g)(dp)
(dp) Is in institutional care under, or on parole from, a commitment for specialized treatment under
ch. 975 on or after December 25, 1993.
301.45(1g)(dt)
(dt) Is in institutional care or on conditional release under
ch. 980 on or after June 2, 1994.
301.45(1g)(f)
(f) On or after December 1, 2000, is registered as a sex offender in another state or is registered as a sex offender with the federal bureau of investigation under
42 USC 14072 and is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state.
301.45(1g)(g)
(g) Has been found to have committed a sex offense by another jurisdiction and, on or after December 1, 2000, is a resident of this state, a student in this state or employed or carrying on a vocation in this state. This paragraph does not apply if 10 years have passed since the date on which the person was released from prison or placed on parole, probation, extended supervision or other supervised release for the sex offense.
301.45(1m)
(1m) Exception to registration requirement. 301.45(1m)(a)(a) A person is not required to comply with the reporting requirements under this section if all of the following apply:
301.45(1m)(a)1g.
1g. The violation, or the solicitation, conspiracy or attempt to commit the violation, of
s. 948.02 (1) or
(2) or
948.025 did not involve sexual intercourse, as defined in
s. 948.01 (6), either by the use or threat of force or violence or with a victim under the age of 12 years.
