301.19 Restriction on construction of correctional facilities. - Wisconsin Statutes

301.19

301.19 Restriction on construction of correctional facilities.

301.19(1)

(1) In this section:

301.19(1)(a)

(a) "Authorized jurisdiction" means a county, 2 counties acting jointly under s. 302.44, the United States, or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.

301.19(1)(b)

(b) "Correctional facility" means an institution or facility, or a portion of an institution or facility, that is used to confine juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent or a prison, jail, house of correction, or lockup facility.

301.19(2)

(2) No person may commence construction of a correctional facility or commence conversion of an existing building, structure, or facility into a correctional facility unless the building, structure, or facility is enumerated in the authorized state building program.

301.19(3)

(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:

301.19(3)(a)

(a) A building, structure, or facility that is constructed or converted under a contract with and for use by an authorized jurisdiction.

301.19(3)(b)

(b) A building, structure, or facility the construction of which was completed before January 1, 2001, if the building, structure, or facility was designed to confine persons convicted of a criminal offense.

301.19 - ANNOT.

History: 2001 a. 16; 2005 a. 344.