Wisconsin Statutes

Wis. Stat. § 301.02 (2026)

Institutions governed

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301.02301.02 Institutions governed. The department shall maintain and govern the state correctional institutions.

301.02 HistoryHistory: 1989 a. 31.

301.02 Cross-referenceCross-reference: See also ch. DOC 310, Wis. adm. code.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1999–2022 · leading case: Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of Wisconsin, 2015 WI 77 (Wis. 2015).

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Adam R. Mayhugh v. State of Wisconsin, 2015 WI 77 (Wis. 2015). · cites it 4× “03 (general corrections authority); Wis. Stat. § 301.02 (power to maintain and govern correctional institutions); Wis.”

Lambert v. Sullivan, 35 F. Supp. 2d 1131 (E.D. Wis. 1999). · cites it 2× “The “Wisconsin State Prisons” are named “correctional institutions” by statute, Wis.”

Earl v. Kinziger (E.D. Wis. 2022). · cites it 2× “” Wis. Stat. §301.02 . It is undisputed that the defendants are state employees and are neither physicians nor nurse anesthetists.”

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