Current through February 26, 2024
(1) DISCLAIMER. The
department does not assume responsibility for the condition or safety of any
DIS residence, including the inmate's food and property at the residence, or
for the safety of others or their property at a DIS residence. In this
subsection, "DIS residence" does not include a type 1 prison, jail, county
reforestation camp, residential treatment facility or a community-based
residential treatment facility.
(2)
ACCESS TO LEGAL MATERIALS. Inmates shall be permitted to do reasonable legal
research at local law libraries with the prior approval of DIS staff.
"Reasonable research" means a maximum of four hours per week, including travel
time. Inmates with court imposed deadlines may request additional research
time.
(3) MEDICAL CARE.
(a) Inmates with private health insurance may
use any medical personnel and facilities covered by their policy with prior
approval of DIS staff.
(b) DIS
staff shall assist inmates without private health insurance to identify the
public health and social service agencies which can assist them with their
health care needs. Prior approval by the assigned agent is required for
utilization of medical personnel or facilities.
(4) RELIGIOUS SERVICES. With the prior
approval of DIS staff, inmates motivated by religious beliefs shall be given a
reasonable opportunity to attend religious services. "Reasonable opportunity"
means required worship time not to exceed 2 hours per week, including travel
time. "Religious services" does not include social activities sponsored by a
religion or related to religious activities. Inmates may request additional
time for required worship.
(5)
RECREATION TIME. Recreation time shall be administered as follows:
(a) In this subsection, "recreation time"
means activities outside the inmate's residence other than those required for
job, school or treatment programs and include, but are not limited to exercise
and recreational activities. Time which the inmate must be permitted to spend
at religious services or law libraries under subs. (2) and (4) is not
recreation time. Recreation time may be used by an inmate for legal research at
law libraries or religious services, in addition to the time provided under
subs. (2) and (4).
(b) Recreation
time may be provided at the discretion of DIS staff. Recreation time shall be
conditioned upon satisfactory participation in the program.
(c) A request for recreation time shall be
made by an inmate in writing to his or her agent. All recreation time shall
have prior approval by DIS staff and shall be included in the inmate's
schedule. The request shall include the following:
1. Date and starting and ending time of
recreation activity.
2. Specific
location of recreation.
3. Names of
persons involved in the recreation activity.
4. Description of the recreation
activity.
(d) An inmate
may lose the privilege of participating in recreation activities through the
disciplinary process under s.
DOC
333.08.
(6) PROPERTY.
(a) Inmates may have personal property in
their possession or in their residence in accordance with this subsection and
the inmate's rules of supervision.
(b) An inmate in a DIS placement may possess
any personal property except:
1. Property
which is prohibited by state, federal or local law or this chapter.
2. An alcohol beverage as defined in s.
125.02(1),
Stats., or a controlled substance as defined in s.
961.01(4),
Stats., which was not prescribed by an approved physician.
3. Any item designed exclusively to be used
as a weapon or to be used in the manufacture of a weapon.
4. Drug paraphernalia, as defined in s.
DOC
303.44.
5.
Obscene material, as defined in s.
DOC
309.05(6) (c) 8.
Note:
DOC
309.05(6) (c) 8. was repealed eff.
10-1-98.
6. Property which
is prohibited by the inmate's rules of supervision.
(c) Items not permitted under this section or
under an inmate's rules of supervision are contraband. An inmate may be subject
to discipline for possessing contraband. The items may be seized in accordance
with the procedure in s.
DOC
303.10, except that contraband shall not be disposed
of, if a violation report will be or has been issued, until the procedures in
s.
DOC
333.08 have been completed.
(7) INMATE CONTACTS. Special conditions may
be placed on an inmate's contacts while in a DIS placement, including mail,
visits and telephone if, in the discretion of DIS staff, it will be helpful to
the rehabilitation of the inmate or the protection of the public. Communication
with the courts or the parties identified in s.
DOC
309.04(4) shall not be
restricted.
