Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 302 - Inmate Classification, Sentence, and Release Provisions
Subchapter I - General Provisions
Section DOC 302.05 - Prison population limits

The department shall maintain limits on the number of prisoners at each institution and limits on the number of prisoners system-wide under s. 301.055, Stats. The limits may be exceeded in an emergency or disturbance situation. Given the dynamic nature of these potential capacities, department policy shall address requirements regarding the establishment and computation of system wide and each state prison limits and it shall address procedures by which it may exceed system wide and each state prison limits. The department may provide a single limit and procedure for the Wisconsin correctional center system.