165.93 HistoryHistory: 1993 a. 16, 227; 1995 a. 225; 2005 a. 253, 277, 278; 2007 a. 1; 2013 a. 20, 323; 2015 a. 118.
165.937165.937Grants for protection of elders.
165.937(1)(1)The department of justice shall award grants from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to organizations that promote the protection of elders.
165.937(2)(2)The department of justice shall provide funds from the appropriation under s. 20.455 (2) (fw) to support a statewide elder abuse hotline for persons to anonymously provide tips regarding suspected elder abuse.
165.937 HistoryHistory: 2023 a. 19.
165.94165.94Global positioning system pilot programs; grants.
165.94(1)(1)From the appropriation under s. 20.455 (5) (br), the department of justice shall provide grants to counties to establish a global positioning system tracking program for persons who are subject to a temporary restraining order or injunction under s. 813.12 or 813.125.
165.94(3)(3)Two or more counties may jointly establish and administer a program and apply for and receive a grant under this section.
165.94 HistoryHistory: 2013 a. 20.
165.95165.95Alternatives to incarceration; grant program.
165.95(1)(1)In this section:
165.95(1)(ag)(ag) “Tribe” has the meaning given in s. 165.91 (1).
165.95(1)(bg)(bg) “Violent offender” means a person to whom one of the following applies:
165.95(1)(bg)1.1. The person has been charged with or convicted of an offense in a pending case and, during the course of the offense, the person carried, possessed, or used a dangerous weapon, the person used force against another person, or a person died or suffered serious bodily harm.
165.95(1)(bg)2.2. The person has one or more prior convictions for a felony involving the use or attempted use of force against another person with the intent to cause death or serious bodily harm.
165.95(2)(2)The department of justice shall make grants to counties and to tribes to enable them to establish and operate programs, including suspended and deferred prosecution programs and programs based on principles of restorative justice, that provide alternatives to prosecution and incarceration for criminal offenders who abuse alcohol or other drugs. The department of justice shall make the grants from the appropriations under s. 20.455 (2) (em), (jd), (kn), and (kv). The department of justice shall collaborate with the department of corrections and the department of health services in establishing this grant program.
165.95(2r)(2r)Any county or tribe that receives a grant under this section on or after January 1, 2012, shall provide matching funds that are equal to 25 percent of the amount of the grant.
165.95(3)(3)A county or tribe shall be eligible for a grant under sub. (2) if all of the following apply:
165.95(3)(a)(a) The county’s or tribe’s program is designed to meet the needs of a person who abuses alcohol or other drugs and who may be or has been charged with or who has been convicted of a crime in that county related to the person’s use or abuse of alcohol or other drugs.
165.95(3)(b)(b) The program is designed to promote public safety, reduce prison and jail populations, reduce prosecution and incarceration costs, reduce recidivism, and improve the welfare of participants’ families by meeting the comprehensive needs of participants.
165.95(3)(c)(c) The program establishes eligibility criteria for a person’s participation. The criteria shall specify that a violent offender is not eligible to participate in the program.
165.95(3)(cd)(cd) Subject to par. (cg), the program does not prohibit a person from beginning or continuing participation in the program because he or she uses a medication that is approved by the federal food and drug administration for the treatment of his or her substance use disorder.
165.95(3)(cg)(cg) The program allows a participant to use a medication that is approved by the federal food and drug administration if all of the following are true:
165.95(3)(cg)1.1. A licensed health care provider, acting in the scope of his or her practice, has examined the person and determined that the person’s use of the medication is an appropriate treatment for the person’s substance use disorder.
165.95(3)(cg)2.2. The medication was appropriately prescribed by a person authorized to prescribe medication in the state.
165.95(3)(cg)3.3. The person is using the medication as prescribed as part of treatment for a diagnosed substance use disorder.
165.95(3)(d)(d) Services provided under the program are consistent with evidence-based practices in substance abuse and mental health treatment, as determined by the department of health services, and the program provides intensive case management.
165.95(3)(e)(e) The program uses graduated sanctions and incentives to promote successful substance abuse treatment.
165.95(3)(f)(f) The program provides holistic treatment to its participants and provides them services that may be needed, as determined under the program, to eliminate or reduce their use of alcohol or other drugs, improve their mental health, facilitate their gainful employment or enhanced education or training, provide them stable housing, facilitate family reunification, ensure payment of child support, and increase the payment of other court-ordered obligations.