The county jail may be used for any of the following purposes:

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes 302.31

  • Following: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next following that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Person: includes all partnerships, associations and bodies politic or corporate. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • State: when applied to states of the United States, includes the District of Columbia, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the several territories organized by Congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
   (1)   The detention of persons charged with crime and committed for trial.
   (1m)   The detention of persons subject to confinement under s. 322.011.
   (2)   The detention of persons committed to secure their attendance as witnesses.
   (3)   To imprison persons committed pursuant to a sentence or held in custody by the sheriff for any cause authorized by law.
   (4)   The detention of persons sentenced to imprisonment in state penal institutions or a county house of correction, until they are removed to those institutions.
   (5)   The detention of persons participating in the intensive sanctions program.
   (6)   The temporary detention of persons in the custody of the department.
   (7)   The temporary placement of persons in the custody of the department, other than persons under 17 years of age, and persons who have attained the age of 17 years but have not attained the age of 25 years who are under the supervision of the department under s. 938.355 (4) and who have been taken into custody pending revocation of community supervision or aftercare supervision under s. 938.357 (5) (e).
   (8)   Under an agreement under s. 66.0303, the detention of persons detained or imprisoned before, during, or after trial by a county that borders on this state and is located in the state of Michigan. The agreement under s. 66.0303 for the detention of persons from another state shall take into account the provisions of this chapter regarding the detention of persons in county jails.
   (8m)   Under an agreement under s. 66.0303, the detention of persons detained or imprisoned before, during, or after trial by a county that borders on this state. An agreement under this subsection may not provide for the detention of a person detained or imprisoned in a county jail by a county that borders on this state who has been sentenced to imprisonment in a state prison in that state. The agreement under s. 66.0303 for the detention of persons from another state shall take into account the provisions of this chapter regarding the detention of persons in county jails.
   (9)   Other detentions authorized by law.