Section 373.65. Institution policies and procedures.

 

(1)  Each institution shall make specific policies and procedures relating to talking, clothing, movement within the institution, conditions of leave from the institution, personal property, personal hygiene and conditions of living quarters. These policies and procedures shall be consistent with the purposes stated in s. 938.01 , Stats., and the goals of youth corrections in s. DOC 371.01 (2) . No institution policy or procedure may conflict with any provision of this chapter or be stricter than any provision of this chapter.

(2)  The institution may solicit the views of youth prior to the adoption of an institution policy or procedure.

(3)  Discipline may be imposed for violation of an institution policy or procedure only if at least one of the following apply:

(a) The policy or procedure was posted on an institution bulletin board or in an institution handbook and a youth had actual knowledge of the institution policy or procedure at the time of the violation.

(b) There is a violation of an institution policy or procedure in an institution handbook or other document that was received by a youth, in which case the youth is presumed to have knowledge of the policy or procedure in the absence of a preponderance of evidence to the contrary.

(4)  Each institution shall maintain at least one bulletin board for bulletins of general applicability. Bulletin boards shall be located so that every youth has an opportunity to read all bulletins that apply to youth. Bulletins that are no longer in effect shall be removed from the bulletin board.

(5)  A handbook of all current policy and procedure bulletins under sub. (1) shall be maintained at the institution and be readily accessible to youth.

History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534 , eff. 7-1-00.