Section 346.03. Definitions.

  In this chapter:

(1)  "Cell" means a secure room designed and used as a sleeping room for one or 2 juveniles.

(2)  "Construction plans" mean the site plans, drawings, and specifications for construction or remodeling of a facility.

(3)  "Contraband" means any item not allowed in a facility by the superintendent.

(4)  "Day room" means an area usable and accessible by juveniles, contiguous to each group of cells, and designed and used for leisure activities.

(5)  "Department" means the department of corrections.

(6)  "Dormitory" means a secure area designed for three or more juveniles and used for sleeping and day room activities.

(7)  "Facility" means either a juvenile detention facility or the juvenile portion of a county jail.

(8)  "Facility program" means a written narrative that describes basic operational functions and spaces needed to meet those functions.

(9)  "Family" means parents, grandparents, guardians, foster parents, and legal custodians.

(10)  "Holding room" means a secure room designed for holding one or more juveniles of the same gender for the purpose of processing admissions, releases, investigations or court appearances.

(11)  "Juvenile" has the meaning given in s. 938.02 (10m) , Stats.

(12)  "Juvenile detention facility" has the meaning given in ch. 938 , Stats. , and includes a stand alone facility or a facility located in the same building or on the same grounds as a county jail.

(13)  "Juvenile portion of a county jail" means an area which is used for the detention of juveniles and which is part of a county jail.

(14)  "Living area" means the part of a juvenile detention facility normally occupied by juveniles, including day rooms, multi-purpose space, and adjacent control centers.

(15)  "Multi–purpose space" means activity areas designed and used for education, recreation, library services, and other juvenile program activities. Multi-purpose space does not include cells, day rooms or dormitories.

(16)  "Officer" or "juvenile detention officer" has the meaning given in s. 165.85 (2) (bt) , Stats.

(17)  "Privileged mail" means any written communication between a juvenile and an attorney, court, government or facility official.

(18)  "Rated bed capacity" means the design capacity approved by the department under this chapter, based on single occupancy cells under s. DOC 346.14 (2) , double occupancy cells under s. DOC 346.15 , and dormitories under s. DOC 346.14 (3) .

(19)  "Receiving cell" means a cell used to segregate a juvenile for purposes of admission, release, discipline, investigation or court appearances.

(20)  "Superintendent" means:

(a) The individual designated to be in charge of a juvenile detention facility under s. 938.22 (3) (a) , Stats., or the director as specified in s. 938.22 (3) (b) , Stats.; or

(b) In the case of the juvenile portion of the county jail, the sheriff of a county in which the jail is located pursuant to s. 59.27 (1) , Stats.

(21)  "Undergarments" means underwear and socks and includes bras for females.

(22)  "Unencumbered space" means usable space that is not encumbered by furnishings or fixtures.

History: CR 09-039 : cr. Register October 2010 No. 658 , eff. 11-1-10.