Wisconsin Code § 301.048

Intensive sanctions program
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(1) PROGRAM
ADMINISTRATION AND DESIGN. The department shall administer
an intensive sanctions program. The department shall design the
program to provide all of the following:
(a) Punishment that is less costly than ordinary imprisonment
and more restrictive than ordinary probation or parole supervision or extended supervision.
(b) Component phases that are intensive and highly
structured.
(c) A series of component phases for each participant that is
based on public safety considerations and the participant’s needs
for punishment and treatment.
(2) ELIGIBILITY. (am) Except as provided in par. (bm), a per-

son enters the intensive sanctions program only if he or she has
been convicted of a felony and only under one of the following
circumstances:
1. A court sentences him or her to the program under s.
973.032.
2. He or she is a prisoner serving a felony sentence not punishable by life imprisonment and the department directs him or
her to participate in the program. This subdivision does not apply
to a prisoner serving a bifurcated sentence imposed under s.
973.01.
3. The parole commission grants him or her parole under s.
304.06 and requires his or her participation in the program as a
condition of parole under s. 304.06 (1x).
3m. A court or the department requires his or her participation in the program as a condition of extended supervision under
s. 302.113 (7), 302.114 (5) (d) or (8), or 973.01 (5).
4. The department and the person agree to his or her participation in the program as an alternative to revocation of probation,
extended supervision or parole.
(bm) 1. In this paragraph, “violent offense” means:
a. A crime specified in s. 940.19 (3), 1999 stats., s. 940.195
(3), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1m), 1999 stats., s. 943.23 (1r), 1999
stats., s. 943.23 (1g), 2021 stats., s. 940.19 (4) , 2023 stats., s.
940.19 (5), 2023 stats., s. 940.195 (4), 2023 stats., s. 940.195 (5),
2023 stats., s. 940.198 (2), 2023 stats., s. 940.20, 2023 stats., s.
940.201, 2023 stats., s. 940.203, 2023 stats., or s. 940.204, 2023
stats., or s. 940.01, 940.02, 940.03, 940.05, 940.06, 940.08,
940.09, 940.10, 940.21, 940.225 (1) to (3), 940.23, 940.235,
940.285 (2) (a) 1. or 2., 940.29, 940.295 (3) (b) 1g., 1m., 1r., 2.,
or 3., 940.31, 940.43 (1) to (3), 940.45 (1) to (3), 940.60 (3) (a) or
(b), 940.61, 940.62, 940.65 (3) (a) or (b), 940.66 (2), 941.20 (2)
or (3), 941.26, 941.30, 941.327, 943.01 (2) (c) , 943.011,
943.013, 943.02, 943.04, 943.06, 943.10 (2) , 943.231 (1) ,
943.30, 943.32, 946.43, 947.015, 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025,
948.03, 948.04, 948.05, 948.051, 948.06, 948.07, 948.072,
948.08, 948.085, or 948.30.
b. A crime under federal law, the law of any other state or,
prior to October 29, 1999, the law of this state that is comparable
to a crime specified in subd. 1. a.
2. A person who has at any time been convicted, adjudicated
delinquent or found not guilty or not responsible by reason of insanity or mental disease, defect or illness of or for a violent offense is not eligible for the intensive sanctions program.
(2m) PERSONS SERVING BIFURCATED SENTENCE; RESTRICTED ELIGIBILITY. A prisoner serving a bifurcated sentence
imposed under s. 973.01 is not eligible for the intensive sanctions
program during the term of confinement in prison portion of the
bifurcated sentence.
(3) COMPONENT PHASES. (a) The department shall provide
each participant with one or more of the following sanctions:
1. Placement in a Type 1 prison or a jail, county reforestation
camp, residential treatment facility or community-based residential facility. The department may not place a participant under
this paragraph for more than one year or, if applicable, the period
specified by the court under s. 973.032 (3) (b) , whichever is
shorter, except as provided in s. 973.032 (4).
2. Intensive or other field supervision.
3. Electronic monitoring.
4. Community service.
5. Restitution.
6. Other programs as prescribed by the department.
(b) The department may provide the sanctions under par. (a)
in any order and may provide more than one sanction at a time.
Subject to the cumulative time restrictions under par. (a) 1., the
department may return to a sanction that was used previously for
a participant. A participant is not entitled to a hearing regarding
the department’s exercise of authority under this subsection unless the department provides for a hearing by rule.
(c) The department may provide a participant with alcohol or
other drug abuse outpatient treatment and services or mental
health treatment and services.
(d) A person may seek review of a final decision of the department of corrections, or of the division of hearings and appeals in
the department of administration acting under s. 304.06 (3), relating to denials of eligibility for or placement in sanctions or relating to discipline or revocation under or termination from the intensive sanctions program only by the common law writ of
certiorari.
(4) STATUS. (a) A participant is in the custody and under the
control of the department, subject to its rules and discipline. A
participant entering the program under sub. (2) (am) 1. or 2. is a
prisoner. A participant entering the program under sub. (2) (am)
3. is a prisoner, except that he or she is a parolee for purposes of
revocation. A participant entering the program under sub. (2)
(am) 3m. is a prisoner, except that he or she remains a person on
extended supervision for purposes of revocation. A participant
entering the program under sub. (2) (am) 4. is a prisoner, except
that he or she remains a probationer, parolee or person on extended supervision, whichever is applicable, for purposes of
revocation.
(am) A participant who is a parolee for purposes of revocation
is subject to revocation for violation of any condition of parole or
any rule or condition applicable because he or she is a program
participant. A participant who is a person on extended supervision for purposes of revocation is subject to revocation for violation of any condition of extended supervision or any rule or condition applicable because he or she is a program participant. A
participant who is a probationer for purposes of revocation is subject to revocation for violation of any condition of probation or
any rule or condition applicable because he or she is a program
participant.
(b) The department shall operate the program as a correctional institution. The secretary may allocate and reallocate existing and future facilities as part of the institution. The institution is subject to s. 301.02 and is a state prison as defined in s.
302.01. Construction or establishment of the institution shall be
in compliance with all state laws except s. 32.035 and ch. 91. In
addition to the exemptions under s. 13.48 (13), construction or
establishment of facilities for the institution are not subject to the
ordinances or regulations relating to zoning, including zoning under ch. 91, of the county and municipality in which the construction or establishment takes place and are exempt from inspections
required under s. 301.36.
(4m) NOTIFICATION. (a) In this subsection:
1. “Member of the family” means spouse, domestic partner
under ch. 770, child, sibling, parent or legal guardian.
2. “Victim” means a person against whom a crime has been
committed.
(b) As soon as possible after a prisoner, probationer, parolee
or person on extended supervision who has violated s. 940.03,
940.05, 940.225 (1) or (2), 948.02 (1) or (2), 948.025, 948.06,
948.07, 948.072, or 948.085 enters the intensive sanctions program, the department shall make a reasonable attempt to notify
all of the following persons, if they can be found, in accordance
with par. (c) and after receiving a completed card under par. (d):
1. The victim of the crime committed by the prisoner, probationer, parolee or person on extended supervision or, if the victim
died as a result of the crime, an adult member of the victim’s fam-

ily or, if the victim is younger than 18 years old, the victim’s parent or legal guardian.
2. Any witness who testified against the prisoner, probationer, parolee or person on extended supervision in any court
proceeding involving the offense.
(c) The department shall make a reasonable effort to send the
notice to the last-known address of the persons under par. (b).
(d) The department shall design and prepare cards for any person specified in par. (b) to send to the department. The cards
shall have space for any such person to provide his or her name
and address, the name of the applicable participant and any other
information the department determines is necessary. The department shall provide the cards, without charge, to district attorneys.
District attorneys shall provide the cards, without charge, to persons specified in par. (b). These persons may send completed
cards to the department. All department records or portions of
records that relate to mailing addresses of these persons are not
subject to inspection or copying under s. 19.35 (1).
(5) ESCAPE. Any intentional failure of a participant to remain
within the extended limits of his or her placement or confinement
under sub. (3) (a) or to return within the time prescribed by the
administrator of the division is considered an escape under s.
946.42 (3) (a).
(6) DISCHARGE. (a) Except as provided in par. (b), the department may discharge a participant from participation in the
program and from departmental custody and control at any time.
(b) The department may discharge a participant who is on extended supervision under s. 302.113 from participation in the
program at any time, but the person remains under departmental
supervision under the terms of the person’s bifurcated sentence
imposed under s. 973.01 until the end of that sentence.
(7) REIMBURSEMENT. The department shall provide reimbursement to counties and others for the actual costs incurred under sub. (3), as authorized by the department, from the appropriations under s. 20.410 (1) (ab) and (b).
(8) EDUCATION. The department and the director of state
courts shall educate judges, district attorneys, criminal defense
attorneys, county sheriffs, jail administrators and members of the
public regarding the intensive sanctions program.
(10) RULES. The department shall promulgate rules to implement this section.

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