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Wis. Stat. § 46.056 (2026)
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46.05646.056 Wisconsin Resource Center. The department shall establish the Wisconsin Resource Center on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh. Notwithstanding s. 301.03, the department shall have responsibility for administering the center as a correctional institution that provides psychological evaluations, specialized learning programs, training and supervision for inmates whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in state prisons and whose mental health needs can be met at the center.
46.056 AnnotationDiscussing the rights and responsibilities of counties in prisoner transfers to the Wisconsin resource center. 71 Atty. Gen. 170.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (4 in the last 5 years), 2004–2024 · leading case: Winnebago Cnty. v. Christopher S., 2016 WI 1 (Wis. 2016).
Winnebago Cnty. v. Christopher S., 2016 WI 1 (Wis. 2016). “6, 2015); see also Wis. Stat. § 46.056 (1) ("[T]he department shall have responsibility for administering the [WRC] as a correctional institution that provides psychological evaluations, specialized learning programs, training and supervision for inmates whose behavior presents…”
State Ex Rel. Thorson v. Schwarz, 2004 WI 96 (Wis. 2004). “" Wis. Stat. § 46.056 (1). ¶21. Where the parties disagree is whether Thorson was subject to an escape charge had he left the WRC without authorization.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison, 2017 WI 19 (Wis. 2017). “The center established under § 46.056 [the Wisconsin Resource Center located on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute]; 5.”
Howard v. Bartow, 131 F. Supp. 3d 789 (E.D. Wis. 2015). “The “WRC is a specialized mental health facility established as a prison under Wis. Stat. § 46.056 . The facility operates as a secure treatment center and is managed by the Wisconsin Department' of Health Services (“DHS”),:Division of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). “The center established under § 46.056 [the Wisconsin Resource Center located on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute]; 5.”
Wisconsin Carry, Inc. v. City of Madison (Wis. 2017). “The center established under § 46.056 [the Wisconsin Resource Center located on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute]; 5.”
Winnebago Cnty. v. C.H. (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 46.056. As the trial court noted, Charley is an “inmate in the Wisconsin State Prison System.”
Winnebago Cnty. v. A.P.D. (Wis. Ct. App. 2023). “§ 46.056. 3 No. 2023AP863 including metabolic syndrome and extremely low levels of vitamin D—and that he “refuses treatment for all of those.”
Winnebago Cnty. v. T.M.G. (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 46.056. 3 No. 2023AP1283 “a long-acting injectable, like Invega,” would have therapeutic value for Thomas.”
Winnebago Cnty. v. A.F.H. (Wis. Ct. App. 2024). “§ 46.056. It is located in Winnebago County.”
— Wis. Stat. § 46.056(1) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Thorson v. Schwarz, 2004 WI 96 (Wis. 2004). “" Wis. Stat. § 46.056 (1). ¶21. Where the parties disagree is whether Thorson was subject to an escape charge had he left the WRC without authorization.”
— Wis. Stat. § 46.056(1)(2) — 1 case
State Ex Rel. Thorson v. Schwarz, 2004 WI 96 (Wis. 2004). “" Wis. Stat. § 46.056 (1). ¶21. Where the parties disagree is whether Thorson was subject to an escape charge had he left the WRC without authorization.”
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