AB50,1283,75(d) Any other action by the department that has been alleged to be
6unreasonable, unfair, oppressive, or inconsistent with any policy or judgment of the
7department.

AB50,1283,98(e) Procedures and practices that may lessen the risk that objectionable
9actions by the department may occur in the future.

AB50,1283,1610(5) Complaints. (a) The ombudsperson shall create a complaint form and
11provide sufficient blank copies of the form and self-sealing envelopes to state
12correctional institutions for distribution to prisoners and juveniles. Blank copies of
13the form and self-sealing envelopes shall be placed in locations where prisoners and
14juveniles regularly visit, such as a common area or library, and shall be provided
15upon request to a prisoner or juvenile. The department shall also make the form
16available on its website.

AB50,1283,2017(b) An operator of a state correctional institution shall immediately forward a
18complaint form described under par. (a) that has been completed by a prisoner or
19juvenile to the office. No individual other than an authorized employee of the office
20may open an envelope that contains a complaint form.

AB50,1283,2421(c) The ombudsperson shall review each complaint form received under par.
22(b) and determine whether to make a recommendation regarding the complaint
23directly to the state correctional institution where the prisoner or juvenile is
24housed, the governor, the legislature, or other party, or make no recommendation.

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1(d) No operator of a state correctional institution may open and preview or
2screen mail addressed from the office to a prisoner or juvenile residing at the state
3correctional institution unless the operator has reason to believe that the mail
4contains contraband or is not a document from the office. If the operator has reason
5to believe that the mail contains contraband or is not a document from the office,
6the operator may open and inspect the mail in the presence of the prisoner or
7juvenile to whom it was addressed, but may inspect the document only to the extent
8necessary to determine whether it contains contraband or is not a document from
9the office. The operator may read the mail only if, after inspection, the operator has
10reason to believe it not a document from the office.

AB50,1284,1611(6) Disclosures. Information in the possession of the office that relates to a
12client, complaint, or investigation of the office may be disclosed only at the
13discretion of the ombudsperson or his or her designated representative. A
14disclosure of information under this subsection relating to a client, named witness,
15or a prisoner or juvenile who is not a client may be made only if one of the following
16applies:

AB50,1284,1817(a) The disclosure is authorized in writing by the client, named witness,
18prisoner, or juvenile or his or her legal guardian, if applicable.

AB50,1284,2019(b) The disclosure is made pursuant to a lawful order of a court of competent
20jurisdiction.

AB50,1285,321(7) Reports. (a) If the ombudsperson determines to make a recommendation
22under sub. (5) (c) directly to the state correctional institution where the prisoner or
23juvenile is housed, the warden or superintendent of the state correctional
24institution shall respond within 30 days. The warden or superintendent shall

1include in the response what actions the warden or superintendent is taking as a
2result of the recommendations of the ombudsperson and why the warden or
3superintendent is taking those actions or not taking actions.

AB50,1285,64(b) If the ombudsperson has reason to believe that any public official or
5employee has acted in a manner warranting criminal or disciplinary proceedings,
6the ombudsperson may refer the matter to the appropriate authorities.

AB50,1285,87(c) The ombudsperson shall, at the request of the governor at any time, report
8to the governor on any matter over which the ombudsperson has authority.

AB50,1285,149(d) On or before December 31 of each year, the ombudsperson shall submit to
10the governor, the chief clerk of each house of the legislature for distribution to the
11legislature under s. 13.172 (2), and the secretary of corrections a report of the
12ombudsperson’s findings and recommendations for improvements to policies and
13practices at state correctional institutions and the results of the ombudsperson’s
14investigations conducted under sub. (4).

AB50,1285,1616302.05 (title) Wisconsin substance abuse earned release program.

AB50,1286,218302.05 (1) (am) (intro.) The department of corrections and the department of
19health services may designate a section of a mental health institute as a
20correctional treatment facility for the treatment of substance abuse use disorder of
21inmates transferred from Wisconsin state prisons. This section shall be
22administered by the department of corrections and shall be known as the Wisconsin
23substance abuse program. The department of corrections and the department of

1health services shall ensure that the residents at the institution and the residents
2in the substance abuse use disorder program:

AB50,1286,74302.05 (1) (b) The department of corrections and the department of health
5services shall, at any correctional facility the departments determine is
6appropriate, provide a substance abuse use disorder treatment program for inmates
7for the purposes of the program described in sub. (3).

AB50,1286,119302.05 (1) (c) 1. In this paragraph, “vocational readiness training program”
10means an educational, vocational, treatment, or other evidence-based training
11program to reduce recidivism.

AB50,1286,14122. The department shall, at any correctional facility the department
13determines is appropriate, provide vocational readiness training programs for the
14purposes of the program described in sub. (3).

AB50,1286,1716302.05 (2) Transfer to a correctional treatment facility for the treatment of a
17substance abuse use disorder shall be considered a transfer under s. 302.18.