DOC 309.41DOC 309.41Incoming and emergency calls.
DOC 309.41(1)(1)Because of the difficulty of reaching inmates for incoming calls, a person calling an inmate should be asked to leave a message. The message shall be delivered to the inmate as soon as possible.
DOC 309.41(2)(2)In the case of emergencies, including but not limited to critical illness or death of a close family member of an inmate, a special telephone call may be permitted regardless of the security status of the inmate or the number of calls already made during that month.
DOC 309.41 HistoryHistory: Renum. from DOC 309.58, Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98.
DOC 309.42DOC 309.42Calls between inmates.
DOC 309.42(1)(1)The department shall permit an inmate to make telephone calls to the inmate’s spouse, parent, or child committed to another Wisconsin correctional or mental health institution. The department shall permit calls under this section only after prior arrangements through appropriate staff have been made. Calls under this section shall be paid for from the account of the inmate originally requesting the call.
DOC 309.42(2)(2)Calls under this section are subject to the limits under s. DOC 309.39 (3).
DOC 309.42 HistoryHistory: Renum. from DOC 309.59 and am. (1), Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98.
DOC 309.43DOC 309.43Procedure for approval.
DOC 309.43(1)(1)Each institution shall make a written policy available to inmates that contains a specific procedure for requesting telephone calls and that sets time limits for the calls. The procedure shall be consistent with this chapter.
DOC 309.43(2)(2)The warden may make exceptions to any limits on inmate calls consistent with the policy of this chapter.
DOC 309.43 HistoryHistory: Renum. from DOC 309.60 and am. (2), Register, September, 1998, No. 513, eff. 10-1-98.
DOC 309.45DOC 309.45Inmate funds and canteen — purpose. The department shall manage inmate funds and permit and forbid spending to achieve the following objectives:
DOC 309.45(1)(1)To promote the eventual successful reintegration of inmates into society through a policy designed to ensure that an inmate will have funds available upon release and can manage them responsibly;
DOC 309.45(2)(2)To prevent the exchange of contraband and victimization within institutions by prohibiting inmates from carrying money and by requiring all inmate funds to be deposited in accounts for the inmate;
DOC 309.45(3)(3)To develop a sense of responsibility on the part of inmates for payment of family financial obligations and debts;
DOC 309.45(4)(4)To permit inmates to obtain personal property in accordance with s. DOC 309.20; and
DOC 309.45(5)(5)To give inmates the opportunity to manage their funds in a manner consistent with ss. DOC 309.45 to 309.52.
DOC 309.45 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81; emerg. am. (1), eff. 5-15-86; am. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86; correction in (4) made under s. 13.93 (2m) (b) 7., Stats., Register, September, 1998, No. 513.
DOC 309.46DOC 309.46Deposit of money. All money in any form delivered to any institution for the benefit of an inmate shall be delivered to the institution business manager. The institution business manager shall credit the appropriate account in the name of the inmate in accordance with these sections and ch. DOC 324.
DOC 309.46 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, October, 1981, No. 310, eff. 11-1-81.
DOC 309.465DOC 309.465Crime victim and witness assistance surcharge. For an inmate who committed a crime on or after October 1, 1983, and who has not paid the crime victim and witness assistance surcharge required under s. 973.045, Stats., upon transfer to the first permanent placement and in all subsequent placements in correctional institutions, the institution business office shall deduct 25% of all income earned by or received for the benefit of the inmate until the surcharge is paid in full. The business office shall forward the funds to the state treasurer to satisfy the surcharge in accordance with s. 973.045, Stats.
DOC 309.465 HistoryHistory: Emerg. cr. eff. 5-15-86; cr. Register, September, 1986, No. 369, eff. 10-1-86.
DOC 309.466DOC 309.466Release account funds.
DOC 309.466(1)(1)Upon transfer of the inmate to the first placement, following initial classification under s. DOC 302.16, and in all subsequent reclassifications under s. DOC 302.17, the institution business office shall deduct 10% of all income earned by or received for the benefit of the inmate, except from work release and study release funds under ch. DOC 324, until $5,000 is accumulated, and shall deposit the funds in a release account in the inmate’s name. The department shall adjust the maximum release account amount every 5 years by multiplying $5,000 by the percentage increase of the Consumer Price Index, as defined in s. 16.004 (8) (e) 1., Stats., from January 1, 2010 to January 1 of the next fifth year [2015, 2020] and adding that amount to $5,000, rounded to the nearest $100 increment. If the Consumer Price Index reflects a percentage decrease, the maximum release account amount will not be reduced but remain the same.
DOC 309.466(2)(2)Prior to release, the department may authorize the disbursement of release account funds for purposes that will aid the inmate’s reintegration into the community or that will reimburse the department for incarceration costs, including legal loans and restitution. Following the inmate’s release, these funds shall be disbursed in accordance with s. DOC 309.49 (5).
DOC 309.466(3)(3)An inmate may request that release account funds be deposited in an interest-bearing account established at a bank designated by the department. Deposits shall be made in accordance with department procedures. All interest earned by these funds shall accrue to the inmate and shall be exempt from release account deductions under sub. (1).
DOC 309.466(4)(4)An inmate may request that general account funds be transferred to his or her release account up to the release account limit established by the department under sub. (1).
DOC 309.466(5)(5)The institution business office shall disburse release account funds in accordance with s. DOC 309.48.