Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 327 - Community Residential Confinement
Section DOC 327.01 - Authority and purpose
Current through August 26, 2024
This chapter is promulgated under the authority of ss. 227.11(2) and 301.046, Stats., to provide rules for administration of community residential confinement for correctional inmates which the department under s. 301.046, Stats., is required to establish and operate. The purposes of community residential confinement placements are:
(1) To provide a structured program for an inmate in institution status placed in the community on electronic monitoring that represents minimal risk to the public, the inmate and staff;
(2) To provide an opportunity for an inmate to assume responsibility in employment, education, treatment and residential settings to prepare the inmate for a productive life in free society after release;
(3) To provide community resources for education, treatment and work programs not available in another institution;
(4) To provide an inmate with opportunities to demonstrate through responsible behavior that the inmate is ready for parole; and
(5) To fulfill the correctional goals of protection of the public and reintegration of the inmate into society.
