However, if you become very ill or have a contagious opportunistic infection, the correctional facility can place you in a separate cell. The correctional facility must provide you with the appropriate medical treatment. You also ought to receive your medications on time. In crimes in which there was a danger of HIV transmission, the judge may use your HIV status to increase your sentence. In other crimes, a judge will consider the gravity of the offense, the character or rehabilitative needs of the defendant, and the need to protect the public, when deciding the length of your sentence.
Every criminal defendant has the right to make a statement.
For instance, if you require particular treatment that a prison cannot provide, or are at the end of your life, the judge has the option to consider these things. In Wisconsin, there is no compassionate release mandated in the statutes. The State Bar of Wisconsin presents the information on this web site as a service to our members and other Internet users. While the information on this site is about legal issues, it is not legal advice. Moreover, due to the rapidly changing nature of the law and our reliance on information provided by outside sources, we make no warranty or guarantee concerning the accuracy or reliability of the content at this site or at other sites to which we link.