Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 309 - Resources For Inmates
Section DOC 309.405 - Telephone calls to attorneys
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DOC 309.405
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) Inmates may call attorneys regarding legal matters with the permission of the appropriate staff member. Such calls may be made regardless of the inmate's security status.
(2) An inmate's telephone calls to an attorney are not subject to the maximum limit in number, and an attorney's name need not be on the inmate's approved visiting list.
(3) An inmate's telephone calls to an attorney shall be made collect unless payments from the inmate's general account is approved.
(4) Staff shall give permission for calls to attorneys for the following reasons:
(a) To allow an inmate to return a call from
an attorney.
(b) When there is a
statutory time limit that would be missed and the inmate needs to convey
information to the attorney.
(c)
When it appears to staff that a call to an attorney is in the best interest of
the inmate.
(d) When an inmate is
unable to write.
(e) When an
emergency exists.
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