Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 302 - Inmate Classification, Sentence, and Release Provisions
Subchapter III - Sentence and Release Provisions
Section DOC 302.31 - Effect of escape on sentence

Current through August 26, 2024

The following shall apply to the sentence calculation of an inmate who escapes from custody:

(1) An inmate who escapes from custody shall receive no credit toward the service of the sentence during the period the person is unlawfully absent from custody.

(2) An inmate shall be regarded as unlawfully absent unless he or she is in the custody of law enforcement officials of any state or the United States.

(3) An inmate may not receive credit for time in custody while serving a sentence for a crime committed in a jurisdiction outside of Wisconsin while in escape status.

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