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Wis. Stat. § 302.01 (2026)
State prisons defined and named
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302.01(1)(g)(g) The correctional institution at Stanley authorized under 2001 Wisconsin Act 16, section 9107 (1) (b).
302.01(5)(5) The medium/maximum penitentiary at Portage is named “Columbia Correctional Institution.”
302.01(6)(6) The medium security institution at Oshkosh is named “Oshkosh Correctional Institution.”
302.01(7)(7) The medium security penitentiary near Fox Lake is named “Fox Lake Correctional Institution.”
302.01(9)(9) The medium security penitentiary at Plymouth is named “Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution.”
302.01(10)(10) The penitentiary at the village of Sturtevant in Racine County is named “Racine Correctional Institution.”
302.01(10m)(10m) The medium security correctional institution near Black River Falls is named “Jackson Correctional Institution.”
302.01(11)(11) The medium security penitentiary at Racine is named “Racine Youthful Offender Correctional Facility.”
302.01(13)(13) The adult correctional institution established under s. 301.16 (1f) is named “Lincoln Correctional Institution.”
302.01 HistoryHistory: 1973 c. 90; 1975 c. 39; 1975 c. 189 s. 99 (1); 1975 c. 224, 422; 1977 c. 29; 1977 c. 418 ss. 369, 924 (18) (d); 1979 c. 221; 1981 c. 20; 1983 a. 192, 332, 538; 1985 a. 29; 1987 a. 5; 1989 a. 31 ss. 1617m, 1617n; Stats. 1989 s. 302.01; 1989 a. 359; 1991 a. 39; 1995 a. 27; 1997 a. 4, 27; 1999 a. 9; 2001 a. 16, 103; 2003 a. 33, 321; 2017 a. 59, 185; 2023 a. 256.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases, 1994–2004 · leading case: State v. Hezzie R., 580 N.W.2d 660 (Wis. 1998).
State v. Hezzie R., 580 N.W.2d 660 (Wis. 1998). “See Wis. Stat. § 302.01 . With absolutely no citation to authority, the dissent contends that "while severance may be appropriate for a due process analysis, its application in an art.”
State Ex Rel. Thorson v. Schwarz, 2004 WI 96 (Wis. 2004). “[7] See Wis. Stat. § 302.01 (1)(a). [8] See Wis. Stat.”
Evers v. Sullivan, 2000 WI App 144 (Wis. Ct. App. 2000). “This division between the state and counties of the custodial and fiscal responsibilities for housing prisoners creates neither a "right" of the inmates to remain in an institution described in Wis. Stat. § 302.01 during the entire term of their sentences, nor a restriction on…”
State Ex Rel. Barksdale v. Litscher, 2004 WI App 130 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “11 (2)(a) authorizes a loss of good time or mandatory release extension for the violation of regulations of a "prison," but notes that out-of-state facilities are not among the "prisons" enumerated in Wis. Stat. § 302.01 . It also notes that, under Wis.”
Kersten v. H.C. Prange Co., 520 N.W.2d 99 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). “3 Section 302.01(1), STATS., authorizes a complaint, an answer, a reply to a counterclaim, an answer to a cross-claim, and a third-party answer, but not a reply to an affirmative defense.”
State Ex Rel. Woods v. Morgan, 591 N.W.2d 922 (Wis. Ct. App. 1999). “7 Section 302.01, STATS., establishes that penitentiaries, such as RCI, and minimum security correctional institutions authorized under § 301.”
State Ex Rel. Myers v. Swenson, 2004 WI App 224 (Wis. Ct. App. 2004). “[3] Because the issue is not before us, we do not decide at this time whether it would be sufficient for the petitioner to provide alternative evidence, such as a sworn affidavit averring that a court of the state in which he or she is housed has denied review of a disciplinary…”
Lambert v. Sullivan, 35 F. Supp. 2d 1131 (E.D. Wis. 1999). “The “Wisconsin State Prisons” are named “correctional institutions” by statute, Wis.Stat. § 302.01, and the DOC is given the authority to “maintain and govern the state correctional institutions.”
State v. Turner, 546 N.W.2d 880 (Wis. Ct. App. 1996). “Traditional prisons — those specified in § 302.01, STATS. — are "Type 1" prisons. Section 301.”
Sanville, Martha v. McCaughtry, Gary, 266 F.3d 724 (7th Cir. 2001). “See Wis. Stat. § 302.01 . 4 . Plaintiffs complaint also challenged the actions of Narinder Saini, Ph.”
— Wis. Stat. § 302.01(1) — 1 case
Kersten v. H.C. Prange Co., 520 N.W.2d 99 (Wis. Ct. App. 1994). “3 Section 302.01(1), STATS., authorizes a complaint, an answer, a reply to a counterclaim, an answer to a cross-claim, and a third-party answer, but not a reply to an affirmative defense.”
— Wis. Stat. § 302.01(l)(a) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Thorson v. Schwarz, 2004 WI 96 (Wis. 2004). “[7] See Wis. Stat. § 302.01 (1)(a). [8] See Wis. Stat.”
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