Section 309.11. No-contact visiting.

 

(1)  

(a) The warden may impose no-contact visiting in response to an initial application to visit or upon subsequent review of the visiting status of an inmate or visitor. In making such determination, the warden shall consider the criteria in s. DOC 309.08 (4) . After a period of one year the inmate or visitor may request review of the conditions of visiting.

(b) If the warden imposes no-contact visiting on an inmate, the warden may apply no-contact visiting to all visitors of the inmate.

(c) If the warden imposes no-contact visiting on a visitor, the warden may apply no contact visiting to all visits of the visitor, and may recommend to the administrator the no-contact visits be imposed at all other institutions. The administrator may approve the recommendation.

(2)  The security director may impose no contact visiting if:

(a) The security director finds that an inmate or visitor has introduced contraband into any institution or engaged in other behavior that threatens security or interferes with the rights of others.

(b) An inmate is in temporary lockup, observation, voluntary confinement, adjustment segregation, program segregation, controlled segregation, disciplinary separation, or administrative confinement.

(3)  

(a) If staff allege an inmate has violated visitation rules or institution policies or procedures relating to visitation, staff shall write and dispose of a conduct report in accordance with the rules providing for disciplinary procedures. For a visiting violation, staff may impose any penalty provided in the disciplinary rules.

(b) In addition to any penalty imposed in par. (a) , for a visiting violation the security director may impose no-contact visiting for up to one year, and the inmate may appeal this to the warden.

(c) In addition to any penalty imposed in par. (a) , for a visiting violation, the warden may impose no-contact visiting for more than one year, and the inmate may appeal this to the administrator.

(4)  If staff allege a visitor has violated visitation rules or institution policies and procedures relating to visitation, the security director shall investigate and decide if a violation occurred. If the security director determines a violation occurred, the security director may impose no-contact visiting restrictions on that visitor. The visitor may appeal the no-contact visiting restrictions in accordance with sub. (3) . The warden shall inform the visitor and inmate of the restriction promptly in writing and the reasons for it.

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