DOC 303.68(1)(e)2.
2. Whether the inmate has recently been warned about the same or similar conduct.
DOC 303.68(1)(e)3.
3. Whether the alleged violation created a risk of serious disruption at the institution or in the community.
DOC 303.68(1)(e)6.
6. Whether the alleged violation created a risk of serious financial impact.
DOC 303.68(2)
(2) The security office shall treat any alleged violation of a rule which may result in a suspension of visiting or mail privileges under
ch. DOC 309, work or study release under
ch. DOC 324, or leave under
ch. DOC 325 or
326, as a major offense.
DOC 303.68(3)
(3) The security office shall treat any conduct report containing at least one charge of a major offense as a major offense, even if it also includes minor offenses.
DOC 303.68(4)
(4) The security director shall only process one conduct report for an inmate for the same incident.
DOC 303.68 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15.
DOC 303.69
DOC 303.69
Minor offenses. A minor offense is any violation of a disciplinary rule which is not a major offense under
s. DOC 303.71 or which the security director has not classified as a major offense.
DOC 303.69 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15.
DOC 303.70
DOC 303.70
Minor penalties. Minor dispositions are limited to one or more of the following penalties:
DOC 303.70(1)
(1) Reprimand. A reprimand is an oral statement to an inmate addressing the inmate's behavior when the inmate is found guilty of an offense. The hearing officer or supervisor shall only record the reprimand if no other penalty is given.
DOC 303.70(2)
(2) Loss of recreation privileges. Recreation privileges include sports and leisure activities outside the cell, either on grounds or off grounds. Recreation privileges may be suspended for a period of time as follows:
DOC 303.70(3)
(3) Building confinement. Building confinement is confinement to the building in which the inmate resides. During the period of confinement, the inmate may not leave the building without specific permission. The warden may authorize movement to other areas, including religious services, medical appointments, showers, and visits. Building confinement may be imposed for a period of 1 to 30 days.
DOC 303.70(4)
(4) Room or cell confinement. During the hours of confinement, the inmate may not leave the inmate's assigned living area without specific permission. The warden may authorize movement to other areas, including attendance at religious services, medical appointments, showers, and visits, if these must occur during the hours of confinement. Room or cell confinement may be imposed for a period of 1 to
15 days.
DOC 303.70(5)
(5) Loss of privileges. One or more privileges may be suspended for a single offense, including use of inmate electronics, phone calls, participation in off grounds activities, eating meals in the dining area, or canteen privileges. Specified privileges may be suspended for a period of time as follows:
DOC 303.70(6)
(6) Assignments without pay. An inmate may be required to work or attend school for up to 80 hours without pay. Work assignments under this provision may be in addition to current assignments.
DOC 303.70(7)
(7) Restitution. Full or partial restitution may be imposed as a penalty. Restitution is payment to reimburse any person or organization which has incurred expenses or sustained loss by reason of the inmate's violation of
ch. DOC 303 or the violation of
ch. DOC 303 by those with whom the inmate acted, including the replacement cost of property, the expenses for medical goods and services, the costs of apprehending, holding, and return of an escaped inmate or inmates, and the costs of investigation of the violation of this chapter. Restitution may be taken from an inmate's account or from any other assets of the inmate. If the inmate has insufficient assets to pay the ordered restitution in full at the time of the hearing, his or her obligation to pay the restitution shall remain in full force and effect until the time it has been paid in full. Transfer to another institution, release from incarceration, or release from custody of the department shall not terminate the inmate's obligation to pay ordered restitution. When the amount of restitution is unknown at the time of the hearing, the hearing officer may impose an estimated maximum restitution amount. If the actual amount of restitution is less than the estimated amount, only the actual amount shall be assessed. Restitution may not exceed the estimated amount.
DOC 303.70(8)
(8) Secure work crews. The hearing officer may give uncompensated secure work crew assignments under
ch. DOC 304 as a minor disciplinary sanction to inmates.
DOC 303.70 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15.
DOC 303.71(1)(1) A major offense is a violation of a disciplinary rule for which a major penalty may be imposed.
DOC 303.71(3)
(3) Except for an offense listed under
sub. (2), an offense may be designated by the security director as either a major or a minor offense under
s. DOC 303.68 (1) (e).
DOC 303.71 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15.
DOC 303.72(1)(1) A major disposition must include one or more of the following and may include one or more of the penalties under
s. DOC 303.70:
DOC 303.72(1)(a)
(a) Extension of release date for inmates under one of the following:
DOC 303.72(1)(a)2.
2. Extension of the mandatory
release date for an inmate who is eligible for mandatory release under s. 302.11, Stats.
DOC 303.72(1)(d)
(d) Loss of recreation privileges for more than 60 calendar days for inmates in the general population.
DOC 303.72(1)(e)
(e) Loss of out of cell recreation privileges for more than 8 calendar days for inmates in disciplinary separation.
DOC 303.72(1)(g)
(g) Loss of specific privileges for more than 60 calendar days for inmates in the general population.
DOC 303.72(1)(h)
(h) Loss of specific privileges for more than 8 calendar days for inmates in disciplinary separation.
DOC 303.72(2)
(2) The maximum disposition which may be imposed is the most severe disposition the inmate could receive for any individual offense of which the inmate is found guilty. The disposition may not exceed the schedule of penalties in Table DOC 303.72.
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See PDF for table 
DOC 303.72(3)
(3) Disciplinary separation shall be given for a specific term of 1 to 30 days, and thereafter in increments of 30 days not to exceed the maximum penalty under Table DOC 303.72.
DOC 303.72(4)
(4) More than one minor or major disposition may be imposed for a single offense and both a major and minor disposition may be imposed for a major offense.
DOC 303.72(5)
(5) Loss of accumulated good time or extension of the mandatory release or extended supervision date may be imposed as a disposition only where the violation is listed as a major offense under
s. DOC 303.71 or is designated as a major offense by the security director under
s. DOC 303.68.
DOC 303.72(6)
(6) For those inmates to whom s.
53.11 or
53.12, 1981 Stats., applies, the number of days of good time lost on one occasion may be based on the number of prior occasions on which the inmate lost good time but shall not exceed the following:
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(7) For those inmates to whom s.
302.113 (2) or
302.113 (3), Stats., applies, the number of days the mandatory release date or term of confinement portion of a bifurcated sentence is extended on one occasion may be based on the number of prior occasions on which the inmate lost good time or had his or her mandatory release date or term of confinement extended but shall not exceed the following:
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See PDF for table DOC 303.72(8)
(8) TLU time may not be considered as time served for disciplinary disposition purposes.
DOC 303.72 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15.
DOC 303.73
DOC 303.73
Major penalty: disciplinary separation. DOC 303.73(1)(1)
Conditions. Disciplinary separation may not exceed the period specified in
s. DOC 303.72 (2). The hearing officer may impose disciplinary separation for a major offense. The institution shall provide inmates in disciplinary separation all of the following:
DOC 303.73(1)(b)
(b) Sufficient light by which to read at least 12 hours per day.
DOC 303.73(2)
(2) Necessities. The institution shall allow the following for each inmate in disciplinary separation, but the items need not be kept in the cell based on safety and security concerns as determined by the warden:
DOC 303.73(2)(b)
(b) A toothbrush, toothpaste, soap, a towel, a face cloth and a small comb.
DOC 303.73(3)
(3) Other property. The institution may allow inmates in disciplinary separation access to material pertaining to legal proceedings, law books, and other property allowed by department policy.
DOC 303.73(4)
(4) V
isits and telephone calls. The institution shall permit inmates in disciplinary separation visitation and telephone calls in accordance with
ch. DOC 309.
DOC 303.73(5)(a)(a) Inmates in disciplinary separation may receive and send first class mail in accordance with these rules and department policy, relating to mail.
DOC 303.73(5)(b)
(b) Indigent inmates in disciplinary separation may, upon request, receive writing materials and postage in accordance with
s. DOC 309.51 and department policy.
DOC 303.73(6)
(6) Showers. The institution shall allow inmates in disciplinary separation to shower at least once every 4 calendar days.
DOC 303.73(7)
(7) Services and programs. The institution shall provide social services, psychological and medical services, program opportunities and an opportunity to exercise for an inmate in disciplinary separation, but the institution shall provide these services at the inmate's cell, unless otherwise authorized by the warden.
DOC 303.73(8)
(8) Leaving cell. Inmates in disciplinary separation may not leave their cells except as needed for urgent medical or psychological attention, showers, visits, recreation and emergencies endangering their safety in the cell or other reasons as authorized by the warden. The warden may require inmates in disciplinary separation to wear mechanical restraints, as defined in
s. DOC 306.02 (13), while outside their cells.
DOC 303.73(9)
(9) Release dates. Release dates are not impacted by disciplinary separation.
DOC 303.73(10)
(10) Pay. Inmates in disciplinary separation shall not earn compensation.
DOC 303.73(11)
(11) Canteen. Inmates in disciplinary separation may have approved items brought in from the canteen but may not go to the canteen in person.
DOC 303.73(12)
(12) Special procedures. Institutions may establish procedures for the orderly operation of facilities for inmates in disciplinary separation.
DOC 303.73(13)
(13) R
eview of disciplinary separation. The warden may review an inmate's status in disciplinary separation at any time and may place the inmate in the general population at any time. The warden shall review inmates in disciplinary separation at least every 30 days.
DOC 303.73 History
History: CR 11-022: cr.
Register September 2014 No. 705, eff. 1-1-15; correction in numbering in (2) to (13) made under s.
13.92 (4) (b) 1., Stats.,
Register September 2014 No. 705.
DOC 303.74(1)
(1)
Use. A security supervisor may order into controlled separation any inmate in segregated status who exhibits disruptive, destructive, or out of control behavior. Staff shall not place an inmate in controlled separation unless a conduct report or incident report is written for the conduct giving rise to the use of controlled separation. When the inmate's behavior is no longer disruptive, destructive, or out of control, a security supervisor shall remove the inmate from controlled separation.
DOC 303.74(1)(a)
(a) A security supervisor may not order controlled separation for more than 72 hours.
DOC 303.74(1)(b)
(b) The security director may extend the placement if the behavior continues. The security director shall review extensions every 24 hours.
DOC 303.74(2)(a)(a) The institution shall provide inmates in controlled separation all of the following:
