Chapter DOC 324
WORK AND STUDY RELEASE
DOC 324.02 Applicability. DOC 324.04 Eligibility to apply for work or study release status. DOC 324.05 Procedure for application and approval. DOC 324.06 Placement procedure. DOC 324.07 Placement in work release. DOC 324.08 Placement in study release. DOC 324.10 Transportation. DOC 324.12 Inmate conduct on work and study release. DOC 324.13 Process for termination of work and study release. Ch. DOC 324 NoteNote: Chapter HSS 324 was renumbered Chapter DOC 324 and revised under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 1., 2., 6. and 7., Stats., Register, April, 1990, No. 412. Ch. DOC 324 NoteNote: Several sections in this chapter have explanatory notes. This information is located in the appendix following the last section of the chapter.
DOC 324.01DOC 324.01 Purpose. The purposes of work and study release privileges are the following: DOC 324.01(1)(1) To provide an opportunity for inmates to assume responsibility in employment or educational settings to prepare them for a productive life in free society after release. DOC 324.01(2)(2) To complement institution education, training, and work programs with community resources not available in an institution. DOC 324.01(3)(3) To provide inmates with a program activity in which they may demonstrate, through responsible behavior, their readiness for parole. DOC 324.01(4)(4) To provide an opportunity for inmates to accumulate funds to meet financial obligations that might otherwise inhibit adjustment following release or parole. DOC 324.01(5)(5) To fulfill the correctional goals of public protection and reintegration of the inmate into society. DOC 324.01 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, September, 1981, No. 309, eff. 10-1-81; am. (intro.), Register, February, 1987, No. 374, eff. 3-1-81; am. (intro.) and (1) to (4), Register, September, 1997, No. 501, eff. 10-1-97. DOC 324.02DOC 324.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to the department of corrections and inmates in its custody, whether housed in a department facility or housed in a contract facility. It interprets s. 303.065, Stats. This chapter is adopted pursuant to the authority of s. 303.065 (2), Stats.