302.41 Care of prisoners. Whenever there is a prisoner in any jail there shall be at least one person of the same sex on duty who is wholly responsible to the sheriff or keeper for the custody, cleanliness, food and care of such prisoner.
History: 1975 c. 94; 1989 a. 31 s. 1665; Stats. 1989 s. 302.41.
This section does not conflict with the Wisconsin Fair Employment Act. A “bona fide occupational qualification" under Title VII of the federal 1964 Civil Rights Act is discussed. Counties must comply with this section when they can do so without conflict with Title VII. 70 Atty. Gen. 202.
Structure Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Wisconsin Statutes & Annotations
Chapter 302 - Prisons; state, county and municipal.
302.01 - State prisons defined and named.
302.02 - Jurisdiction and extent of state correctional institutions.
302.025 - Service of process on prison officers, employees, or inmates.
302.04 - Duties of warden and superintendents.
302.043 - Release of inmates serving risk reduction sentences.
302.045 - Challenge incarceration program.
302.05 - Wisconsin substance abuse program.
302.055 - Transfer of inmates to resource center.
302.06 - Delivery of persons to prisons.
302.07 - Maintenance of order.
302.08 - Humane treatment and punishment.
302.09 - Labor and communications.
302.095 - Delivering articles to inmate.
302.10 - Solitary confinement.
302.105 - Notification prior to expiration of sentence.
302.107 - Notification upon revocation.
302.113 - Release to extended supervision for felony offenders not serving life sentences.
302.116 - Extended supervision conditions for sex offenders.
302.117 - Notice regarding ineligibility to vote.
302.13 - Preservation of property an inmate brings to prison.
302.15 - Activities off grounds.
302.18 - Transfers of inmates.
302.185 - Transfer to foreign countries under treaty.
302.19 - Temporary detention of inmates.
302.20 - Uniforms for correctional officers.
302.21 - Vocational education program in auto body repair at the Green Bay Correctional Institution.
302.25 - Interstate corrections compact.
302.26 - Corrections compact; contracts with other states; approval.
302.27 - Contracts for temporary housing for or detention of persons on probation or prisoners.
302.315 - Use of county house of correction.
302.336 - County jail in populous counties.
302.34 - Use of jail of another county.
302.35 - Removal of prisoners in emergency.
302.36 - Classification of prisoners.
302.365 - Jail and house of correction program standards.
302.37 - Maintenance of jail and care of prisoners.
302.372 - Prisoner reimbursement to a county.
302.373 - Prisoner reimbursement to municipality.
302.375 - Restrictions on liquor and dangerous drugs; placement of prisoners.
302.38 - Medical care of prisoners.
302.381 - Emergency services for crisis intervention for prisoners.
302.383 - Mental health treatment of prisoners.
302.384 - Procedure if a prisoner refuses appropriate care or treatment.
302.385 - Correctional institution health care.
302.386 - Medical and dental services for prisoners and forensic patients.
302.388 - Prisoner medical records.
302.39 - Freedom of worship; religious ministration.
302.40 - Discipline; solitary confinement.
302.42 - Jailer constantly at jail.
302.425 - Home detention programs.
302.44 - Cooperation between counties regarding prisoners.
302.445 - Confinement of county jail prisoners in tribal jails.
302.446 - Confinement of tribal prisoners in county jails.