Wisconsin Administrative Code
Department of Corrections
Chapter DOC 349 - Municipal lockup facilities
Section DOC 349.16 - Policy and procedure manual
Universal Citation: WI Admin Code ยง DOC 349.16
Current through August 26, 2024
(1) CONTENT OF MANUAL. The lockup administrator shall develop a written policy and procedure manual for the operation of each lockup facility. The policies and procedures contained in the manual shall be developed in consultation with outside resources, such as medical, mental health, alcohol and other drug abuse, and developmental disabilities providers, and shall reference any agreements with such providers for the provision of services to inmates identified as needing care and treatment. The manual shall contain the following components:
(a) Statement of the availability of the
manual to staff.
(b) Statement of
the policies of the lockup facility on inmate programs, including inmate health
screening and care, suicide prevention, control and administration of
medications, and communicable disease control.
(c) Statement of policies and procedures for
detention of juveniles who are alleged to have committed a delinquent act,
consistent with s.
DOC 349.21.
(d) Statement of the procedure for
notification of inmates and juveniles of each policy under pars. (b) and
(c).
(2) SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF MANUAL.
(a)
Division
approval. The lockup administrator shall submit the initial policy and
procedure manual to the division for approval by April 1, 1993.
1. The division shall approve or disapprove
the manual in writing within 60 days after submission. If the division approves
the manual, the division shall notify the lockup administrator in writing of
the approval.
2. If the division
disapproves the manual, the division shall notify the lockup administrator in
writing of the decision and the reasons for the disapproval. If the lockup
administrator accepts the decision, the lockup administrator shall submit a
revised manual which conforms with the decision within 21 days of the date of
the disapproval. If the lockup administrator does not accept the decision of
the division, then the lockup administrator may appeal under par.
(b).
(b)
Appeal
to secretary. Within 21 days of the date of the disapproval, the
lockup administrator may appeal the division's disapproval to the secretary.
The secretary shall issue a decision within 30 days of the appeal. The decision
shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for the decision. If required
by the secretary's decision, the lockup administrator shall modify the manual
and resubmit it within 60 days of the decision to the division.
(c)
Changes to manual. Any
proposed substantive changes to an approved manual shall be submitted to the
division and shall be reviewed under the procedures of this section.
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