Ch. DOC 350 NoteNote: Chapter DOC 350 as it existed on August 31, 2014, was repealed and a new ch. DOC 350 was created, Register August 2014 No. 704, effective September 1, 2014.

DOC 350.01DOC 350.01 Purpose and authority. The purpose of this chapter is to establish minimum standards for the design, construction, and operation of jails and houses of correction. The rules are promulgated under the authority of ss. 227.11 (2) (a), 301.03 (5), 301.36, 301.37, and 302.365, Stats.

DOC 350.01 HistoryHistory: CR 13-038: cr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

DOC 350.02DOC 350.02 Applicability. This chapter applies to all jails established by counties under s. 302.30, Stats., all state-local shared correctional facilities established under s. 302.45, Stats., and all county houses of correction established under s. 303.16, Stats.

DOC 350.02 HistoryHistory: Cr. Register, February, 1990, No. 410, eff. 3-1-90; CR 13-038: r. and recr. Register August 2014 No. 704, eff. 9-1-14.

DOC 350.03(1)(1) “Administer” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (1), Stats.

DOC 350.03(2)(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.

DOC 350.03(3)(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.

DOC 350.03(4)(4) “Contraband” means any item not allowed in a jail by the sheriff or by this chapter.

DOC 350.03(5)(5) “Court holding room” means a secure room outside the secure perimeter of the jail adjacent to or near courtrooms.

DOC 350.03(6)(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.

DOC 350.03(7)(7) “Deliver” or “delivery” has the meaning given in s. 450.01 (5), Stats.