DOC 313.03(2) (2) “Department” means the department of corrections.

DOC 313.03(3) (3) “Industries director” means the director appointed by the secretary under s. 303.01 (9), Stats., or the industries director designee.

DOC 313.03(4) (4) “Industries supervisor “ means the industries employee assigned to supervise inmate employees.

DOC 313.03(5) (5) “Inmate employee” means an inmate who works for and is compensated by the prison industries program. An inmate employee is not an employee of the state.

DOC 313.03(6) (6) “Involuntary unassigned” means inmates who are eligible, available, and waiting for placement in approved work or program assignments where such work or program assignments exist, but are not currently available.

DOC 313.03(7) (7) “Prison industry” or “industry” means an industry established under s. 303.01, Stats., for inmate employees to manufacture products or components or provide services.

DOC 313.03(8) (8) “Private sector prison industry enhancement certification programs or “PSPIEC” means prison industries programs certified by the federal private sector prison industry enhancement certification program.

DOC 313.03 History History: CR 16-055: cr., Register February 2018, No. 746, eff. 3-1-18; correction in (8) made under s. 35.17, Stats., Register February 2018 No. 746.

DOC 313.04 DOC 313.04 Establishment of a prison industry.

DOC 313.04(1) (1) The department may establish prison industries with the approval of the prison industries board and after a hearing before the joint committee on finance.

DOC 313.04(2) (2) The department may locate, move, or expand prison industries to one or more prisons or other locations owned by the department.

DOC 313.04(3) (3) Prison industries may acquire new or additional customers subject to s. 303.01 (1) (b) and (d), Stats.

DOC 313.04(4) (4) The department shall notify the joint committee on finance under s. 303.01 (1) (c), Stats., if there is an increase in the number of inmate employees in a prison industry by 200 or more full time equivalent positions in a biennium.

DOC 313.04 History History: CR 16-055: cr., Register February 2018, No. 746, eff. 3-1-18.

DOC 313.05 DOC 313.05 Documentation. The industries director shall document prison industry operations, including job positions, titles and descriptions, qualifications, compensation, probationary term, work hours, work rules, and policies. Inmate access to these documents shall be established in industry policy.

DOC 313.05 History History: CR 16-055: cr., Register February 2018, No. 746, eff. 3-1-18.

DOC 313.06 DOC 313.06 Application and approval.

DOC 313.06(1) (1) An inmate may apply for a position in a prison industry that is available at the institution in which the inmate resides. The application may include an inmate’s preference for a position.

DOC 313.06(2) (2) The industries supervisor or designee shall do all of the following:

DOC 313.06(2)(a) (a) Interview inmate applicants for specific positions under the industries supervisor’s supervision.

DOC 313.06(2)(b) (b) Consider the following criteria in the selection of an inmate employee:

DOC 313.06(2)(b)1. 1. Education requirements.

DOC 313.06(2)(b)2. 2. Attitude and willingness to learn.

DOC 313.06(2)(b)3. 3. Experience and training.

DOC 313.06(2)(b)4. 4. Physical or mental ability to perform the essential functions of the position, with or without reasonable accommodations.

DOC 313.06(2)(b)5. 5. Past employment record with prison industries or other institution work experience.

DOC 313.06(2)(b)6. 6. Documented security concerns, including assaultive history

DOC 313.06(2)(b)7. 7. Sentence structure.

DOC 313.06(2)(c) (c) Select a qualified inmate applicant consistent with established requirements.