§ 301.001 Purposes of chapters
§ 301.01 Definitions
§ 301.02 Institutions governed
§ 301.025 Division of juvenile corrections
§ 301.027 Treatment program at one or more juvenile correctional facilities
§ 301.029 Contracts requiring prisoner access to personal information
§ 301.03 General corrections authority
§ 301.032 Juvenile correctional services; supervisory functions of state department
§ 301.035 Division of hearings and appeals; administrator’s general duties
§ 301.04 Legal actions
§ 301.045 Investigations
§ 301.046 Community residential confinement
§ 301.047 Inmate rehabilitation and aftercare
§ 301.048 Intensive sanctions program
§ 301.049 Mother-young child care program
§ 301.05 Gifts; trustee duty
§ 301.055 Prisoner population limits
§ 301.06 Education and prevention
§ 301.065 Religious organizations; contract powers
§ 301.068 Community services to reduce recidivism
§ 301.07 Cooperation and contracts with federal government
§ 301.073 American Indian tribal community reintegration program
§ 301.075 Disbursement of funds and facsimile signatures
§ 301.08 Purchase of care and services
§ 301.085 Payment of benefits
§ 301.09 Grants for pilot programs or demonstration projects
§ 301.095 Council on offender reentry
§ 301.10 Purchases, bills, audits, payments
§ 301.103 Prescription drug formulary
§ 301.105 Telephone company commissions
§ 301.11 Reports of corrections institutions
§ 301.12 Cost of care and maintenance, liability; collection and deportation counsel; collections; court actions; recovery
§ 301.13 Minimum security correctional institutions
§ 301.132 Honesty testing of sex offenders
§ 301.135 Electronic monitoring
§ 301.14 State-local shared correctional facilities
§ 301.15 Medium security prison
§ 301.16 Construction or establishment of certain institutions
§ 301.17 Minimum security corrections institutions
§ 301.18 Correctional and other institutions; expansion and establishment of facilities
§ 301.19 Restrictions on construction or modifications of correctional facilities
§ 301.205 Reimbursement to visiting families
§ 301.21 Contracts for the transfer and confinement of Wisconsin prisoners in other states
§ 301.235 Structures, facilities and permanent improvements
§ 301.24 Lands; condemnation, easements, leases, sales, purchases
§ 301.25 Sewer system at Taycheedah Correctional Institution
§ 301.26 Juvenile correctional services; state services
§ 301.27 Meal and other charges; vending stands; commissary; and butter and cheese
§ 301.28 Training of correctional officers
§ 301.285 In-service and work experience training
§ 301.286 State identification upon release from prison
§ 301.287 Correctional officer overtime
§ 301.29 Bonds of employees; police powers; investigation of complaints
§ 301.30 Inmate wages, allowances and release payments
§ 301.31 Wages to prisoners
§ 301.315 Corrections programs report
§ 301.32 Property of prisoners, residents and probationers
§ 301.323 Vendors of personal property items
§ 301.325 Prisoner reimbursement to the state
§ 301.328 Judgment for litigation loans to prisoners
§ 301.33 Freedom of worship; religious ministration
§ 301.335 Treatment records
§ 301.35 Law enforcement officer access to department records
§ 301.36 General supervision and inspection by department
§ 301.37 County buildings; establishment, approval, inspection
§ 301.373 Operating loss reimbursement program
§ 301.38 Notification of victims and witnesses about prisoner escapes
§ 301.45 Sex offender registration
§ 301.46 Access to information concerning sex offenders
§ 301.47 Sex offender name changes prohibited
§ 301.475 Sex offenders to notify schools
§ 301.48 Global positioning system tracking and residency requirement for certain sex offenders
§ 301.49 Global positioning system tracking for persons who violate certain orders or injunctions
§ 301.50 Notification of intent to chaperone sex offenders

Terms Used In Wisconsin Statutes > Chapter 301 - Corrections

  • Acquire: when used in connection with a grant of power to any person, includes the acquisition by purchase, grant, gift or bequest. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Amendment: A proposal to alter the text of a pending bill or other measure by striking out some of it, by inserting new language, or both. Before an amendment becomes part of the measure, thelegislature must agree to it.
  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Attorney-in-fact: A person who, acting as an agent, is given written authorization by another person to transact business for him (her) out of court.
  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • County board: means the county board of supervisors. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Decedent: A deceased person.
  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Extradition: The formal process of delivering an accused or convicted person from authorities in one state to authorities in another state.
  • Fee simple: Absolute title to property with no limitations or restrictions regarding the person who may inherit it.
  • Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
  • homestead: means the dwelling and so much of the land surrounding it as is reasonably necessary for use of the dwelling as a home, but not less than one-fourth acre, if available, and not exceeding 40 acres. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols or figures. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
  • Joint committee: Committees including membership from both houses of teh legislature. Joint committees are usually established with narrow jurisdictions and normally lack authority to report legislation.
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Land: includes lands, tenements and hereditaments and all rights thereto and interests therein. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Minor: means a person who has not attained the age of 18 years, except that for purposes of investigating or prosecuting a person who is alleged to have violated a state or federal criminal law or any civil law or municipal ordinance, "minor" does not include a person who has attained the age of 17 years. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Month: means a calendar month unless otherwise expressed. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
  • Municipality: includes cities and villages; it may be construed to include towns. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • Officers: when applied to corporations include directors and trustees. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Personal property: includes money, goods, chattels, things in action, evidences of debt and energy. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Plea: In a criminal case, the defendant's statement pleading "guilty" or "not guilty" in answer to the charges, a declaration made in open court.
  • Plea agreement: An arrangement between the prosecutor, the defense attorney, and the defendant in which the defendant agrees to plead guilty in exchange for special considerations. Source:
  • Police department: includes a department under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Population: means that shown by the most recent regular or special federal census. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Preceding: when used by way of reference to any statute section, means the section next preceding that in which the reference is made. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Promulgate: when used in connection with a rule, as defined under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
  • Psychologist: means a psychologist who is licensed under…. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Public defender: Represent defendants who can't afford an attorney in criminal matters.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Restitution: The court-ordered payment of money by the defendant to the victim for damages caused by the criminal action.
  • seal: includes the word "seal" the letters "L S" and a scroll or other device intended to represent a seal, if any is affixed in the proper place for a seal, as well as an impression of a seal on the instrument. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Service of process: The service of writs or summonses to the appropriate party.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Statute of limitations: A law that sets the time within which parties must take action to enforce their rights.
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Summons: Another word for subpoena used by the criminal justice system.
  • Sworn: includes "affirmed" in all cases where by law an affirmation may be substituted for an oath. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Town: may be construed to include cities, villages, wards or districts. 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.
  • United States: includes the District of Columbia, the states, the commonwealth of Puerto Rico and the territories organized by congress. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Village: means incorporated village. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Week: means 7 consecutive days. See Wisconsin Statutes 990.01
  • Writ of certiorari: An order issued by the Supreme Court directing the lower court to transmit records for a case for which it will hear on appeal.