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WISCONSIN ADMINISTRATIVE CODE
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS
CHAPTER DOC 350. JAILS
Date:
08/31/2009
Document:
DOC 350.17 Policy and procedure manual.
(1) CONTENT OF MANUAL. The sheriff shall develop a written policy and procedure manual for the operation of each jail. The policies and procedures contained in the manual shall be developed in consultation with outside resources, such as medical, mental health, alcohol and other drug abuse, and developmental disabilities providers, and shall reference any agreements with such providers for the provision of services to inmates identified as needing care and treatment. The manual shall contain the following components:
(a) Statement of the availability of the manual to staff.
(b) Statement of the policies of the facility on inmate programs, including inmate health screening and care, suicide prevention, control and administration of medications, communicable disease control, mail, visitation, religious programming, recreation, reading materials, and canteen.
(c) Statement of the procedure for notification of inmates of each policy under par. (b).
(2) SUBMISSION AND APPROVAL OF MANUAL. (a) Division approval. The sheriff shall submit the initial policy and procedure manual to the division for approval by April 1, 1993.
1. The division shall approve or disapprove the manual in writing within 90 days after submission. If the division approves the manual, the division shall notify the sheriff in writing of the approval.
2. If the division disapproves the manual, the division shall notify the sheriff in writing of the decision and the reasons for the disapproval. If the sheriff accepts the decision, the sheriff shall submit a revised manual which conforms with the decision within 21 days of the date of the disapproval. If the sheriff does not accept the decision of the division, then the sheriff may appeal under par. (b).
(b) Appeal to secretary. Within 21 days of the date of the disapproval, the sheriff may appeal the division's disapproval to the secretary. The secretary shall issue a decision within 30 days of the appeal. The decision shall be in writing and shall state the reasons for the decision. If required by the secretary's decision, the sheriff shall modify the manual and resubmit it within 60 days of the decision to the division.
(c) Changes to manual. Any proposed substantive changes to an approved manual shall be submitted to the division and shall be reviewed under the procedures of this section.
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