Current through February 26, 2024
(1) Each inmate shall have an approved
visitor's list.
(a) Except as otherwise
provided under this section, the warden shall only permit visitors on the
inmate's approved list to visit the inmate. Except as provided under par. (c),
the warden shall only permit each inmate 12 adult visitors on the visiting
list.
(b) Children of the inmate
and children of approved visitors who have not attained their 18th birthday may
visit and the warden shall not count them against the 12 visitors permitted. In
order to be permitted to visit an inmate, children shall have written approval
of a non-incarcerated custodial parent or legal guardian, or have a court order
directing the visit, and their names must appear on the approved visitors
list.
(c) The warden may approve
more than 12 visitors on the visiting list if the first 12 visitors on the
visiting list are close family members.
(d) The institution may require inmates to
provide accurate and complete information regarding proposed visitors,
including, but not limited to, the name and address of the proposed visitor,
the inmate's relationship to the proposed visitor, and date of birth of the
proposed visitor.
(e) The
institution may require and utilize information from other sources in
determining a proposed visitor's suitability for visitation.
(f) An inmate may not make any changes in an
inmate's visiting list for a minimum of 6 months from the date of its original
approval or for a minimum of 6 months after each subsequent approval or
disapproval determination is made.
(2) The department shall establish procedures
for the formulation and maintenance of visiting lists.
(3) The warden may place additional
limitations or conditions on the visitation of inmates during periods of
intensive programming or special placement for an individual inmate or a class
of inmates. The additional limitations shall be related to the special programs
or placements for security or program reasons. Limitations may include the
number of visits or visitors and time or duration of visits. Conditions may
include no contact visits or visitation provided by technological means not
requiring direct personal contact, such as video connections.
(4) The warden shall determine whether a
person may be approved for visiting, including no-contact visiting, or removed
from a visiting list based on the following:
(a) The requesting inmate has provided
falsified, incorrect, or incomplete information.
(b) The proposed visitor has provided
falsified, incorrect, or incomplete information.
(c) There is no signed and dated approval of
a non-incarcerated custodial parent or legal guardian for a proposed visitor
less than 18 years of age or there is no court order directing the
visit.
(d) The warden has
reasonable grounds to believe the visitor has attempted to bring contraband
into any penal facility, as defined in s.
19.32(1e),
Stats., or that the visitor otherwise poses a threat to the safety and security
of visitors, staff, inmates or the institution.
(e) The warden has reasonable grounds to
believe that the inmate's reintegration into the community or rehabilitation
would be hindered.
(f) The warden
has reasonable grounds to believe that the inmate's offense history indicates
there may be a problem with the proposed visitation.
(g) The warden has reasonable grounds to
believe that the proposed visitor may be subjected to victimization.
(h) The proposed visitor has been
incarcerated within the last twelve months.
(i) A visitor was approved for visiting by
mistake or based on inadequate information.
(j) The proposed visitor is a current or
former employee, volunteer, contract agent or similarly situated individual
within the past 12 months.
(5) A custodial parent, or authorized adult
who is on the approved list, shall accompany visitors who have not attained
their 18th birthday, unless the visitor is the spouse of the inmate.
(6) If the warden disapproves a proposed
visitor or approves a proposed visitor for no-contact visiting only, the warden
shall inform the visitor of the reasons for the action in writing. The proposed
visitor may appeal this decision in writing to the warden. An inmate may appeal
this decision through the inmate complaint review system.
(7) The warden may permit occasional visits
by people not on an inmate's visiting list. The warden may require notification
in advance of such a visit.
