DOC 350.24(3)(d)4.4. If the inmate is illiterate or the issues are complex, the inmate has the right to a staff advocate or adequate substitute aide to assist him or her in understanding the charges and preparing a defense.

DOC 350.24(3)(d)5.5. The hearing officer or committee may consider the inmate’s mental illness, developmental disability, or other emotional or mental disability as a mitigating factor in imposing the discipline.

DOC 350.24(3)(d)6.6. The hearing officer or committee shall issue a written decision that shall state the discipline to be administered. The inmate shall receive a written copy of the decision.

DOC 350.24(3)(d)7.7. The inmate shall be notified of his or her right to appeal the hearing officer or committee’s decision and of the jail’s procedure for making an appeal.

DOC 350.24(3)(d)8.8. Information on the incident, the discipline administered, and the hearing officer or committee’s decision shall be made part of the inmate’s file. Upon appeal, if the hearing officer or committee or the reviewer under par. (d) 6. finds that no violation occurred, the due process records shall reflect those findings.

DOC 350.24(3)(e)(e) An inmate may waive the right to a due process hearing under par. (d) in writing at any time. If the inmate waives the right to a due process hearing, the violation shall be disposed of in accordance with the procedures for minor violations under sub. (2), except that a major discipline may be imposed if the relevant staff member finds a violation occurred. A waiver does not constitute an admission of the alleged violation.

DOC 350.24(4)(4) Classification. An inmate may be evaluated for custody classification following the imposition of discipline.

DOC 350.25DOC 350.25 Administrative confinement. In this section, “administrative confinement” means a nonpunitive, segregated confinement of an inmate in his or her cell or other designated area to ensure personal safety and security within the jail. The jail shall have policies and procedures outlining the administrative confinement process, including the following components:

DOC 350.25(1)(1) An inmate may be placed in administrative confinement if the inmate’s continued presence in the general population meets one of the following:

DOC 350.25(1)(a)(a) Presents a substantial risk of physical harm to the inmate, another person, or property.

DOC 350.25(2)(2) A jail staff member shall inform his or her supervisor of any incident that may require administrative confinement of an inmate, and the supervisor shall determine whether to place the inmate in administrative confinement. In the absence of his or her supervisor, a jail staff member may place an inmate in administrative confinement. The staff member’s supervisor shall review that placement decision within 24 hours. This review shall include evaluation of the inmate’s classification.

DOC 350.25(3)(3) An inmate’s progress in administrative confinement shall be reviewed by a supervisor at least once every seven days. The supervisor shall determine when the inmate no longer presents a threat to the safety, security, and order of the jail and may be released to the general population. Each review shall be documented.

DOC 350.25(4)(4) The reason an inmate is placed in administrative confinement and the length of time the inmate remains in administrative confinement shall be documented in the inmate’s file.

DOC 350.26DOC 350.26 Grievance process. The jail shall have policies and procedures relating to an inmate grievance process and ensure it is available to all inmates and includes at least one level of appeal.

DOC 350.27DOC 350.27 Legal access. The jail shall have policies and procedures to address inmates’ access to the courts, their attorneys, and legal materials.

DOC 350.28DOC 350.28 Indigence. The jail shall have policies and procedures to address indigence, including all of the following components:

DOC 350.28(1)(1) The jail shall establish definitions and procedures to define indigence.

DOC 350.28(2)(2) Inmates’ access to health care, programming, and essential services is not precluded by inability to pay.

DOC 350.29DOC 350.29 Mail. The jail shall have policies and procedures relating to written contact between inmates and their families, friends, attorneys, the court system, governmental officials, and others, including the following components:

DOC 350.29(1)(1) Provision for staff inspection and reading of nonprivileged incoming and outgoing mail.