Wisconsin Administrative Code › Department of Corrections › Chapter DOC 350 - Jails › Section DOC 350.03 - Definitions

Current through June 24, 2024
In this chapter:
(1)
			 "Administer" has the meaning given in s.
			 450.01(1),
			 Stats.
(2) "Cell" means a secure
			 room designed and used as a sleeping room for one person confined in a jail,
			 except that, when the jail meets the conditions for double celling under s.
			 DOC
			 350.20, "cell" means a secure room designed as a
			 sleeping room and used for sleeping one or two persons confined in a
			 jail.
(3) "Confinement" means
			 placement in a cell of a person who has been arrested and is awaiting bail or
			 bond posting, arraignment, or another legal proceeding listed under ss.
			 938.208
			 and
			 938.209,
			 Stats., for juveniles, or s.
			 302.31, Stats., for
			 adults.
(4) "Contraband" means any
			 item not allowed in a jail by the sheriff or by this chapter.
(5) "Court holding room" means a secure room
			 outside the secure perimeter of the jail adjacent to or near
			 courtrooms.
(6) "Dayroom" means an
			 area in a jail that is readily accessible to inmates, contiguous to a group of
			 cells or dormitory, and is designed and used for leisure or recreation
			 activities but not for sleeping purposes.
(7) "Deliver" or "delivery" has the meaning
			 given in s.
			 450.01(5),
			 Stats.
(8) "Department" means the
			 Wisconsin department of corrections.
(9) "Detention strength" means strong enough
			 to resist damage an inmate could inflict with tools or equipment that would
			 normally be in his or her possession.
(10) "Dormitory" means a room used for
			 sleeping purposes and designed for occupancy by two or more persons.
(11) "Exercise space" means a room or an area
			 in a jail that is designated for inmate exercise and recreation.
(12) "Health screening form" means the form
			 used to record information about medical, mental health, and dental conditions;
			 physical and developmental disabilities; alcohol or other drug abuse problems;
			 and suicide risk.
(13) "Holding
			 room" means a secure room in the jail designed for holding more than one inmate
			 of the same sex and classification for the purpose of processing admissions and
			 releases.
(14) "Huber law inmate"
			 means an inmate who has been granted the privilege of leaving a jail under s.
			 303.08
			 or
			 973.09(4),
			 Stats.
(15) "Jail" means a place of
			 confinement operated by a sheriff for the purposes listed under s.
			 302.31, Stats.
			 "Jail" includes a jail as defined under s.
			 302.30,
			 Stats., a state-local shared correctional facility as defined under s.
			 302.45,
			 Stats., and a county house of correction as defined under s.
			 303.16,
			 Stats.
(16) "Multipurpose room"
			 means a room or an area in a jail that is designated for programming or
			 congregate assembly other than visiting.
(17) "Natural lighting" means direct or
			 indirect illumination as provided by the sun or daylight.
(18) "Privileged mail" means any written
			 materials between an inmate and an attorney.
(19) "Receiving cell" means a secure room
			 designed and used as a sleeping room for one person confined in a jail to
			 segregate the person for admission, release, or disciplinary
			 purposes.
(20) "Secretary" means
			 the secretary of the department.
(21) "Secure perimeter of the jail" means the
			 secure outer boundaries of a jail.
(22) "Security classification" means a
			 grouping of inmates based on the level of supervision required, the nature of
			 the offense for which the inmate was arrested or of which the inmate was
			 convicted, or other criteria set by the sheriff.
(23) "Sheriff" means the person in charge of
			 jail operations or a designee.
(24)
			 "Unencumbered space" means usable floor space that is not encumbered by
			 furnishings or fixtures.