302.11 Mandatory release.

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(1)The warden or superintendent shall keep a record of the conduct of each inmate, specifying each infraction of the rules. Except as provided in subs.

(1g),

(1m),

(1q),

(1z), and

(7), each inmate is entitled to mandatory release on parole by the department. The mandatory release date is established at two-thirds of the sentence. Any calculations under this subsection or sub.

(b)or

(b)resulting in fractions of a day shall be rounded in the inmate’s favor to a whole day.

(a)In this subsection, “serious felony” means any of the following:

1. Any felony under s. 961.41

(1),

(1m)or

(1x)if the felony is punishable by a maximum prison term of 30 years or more.

2. Any felony under s. 940.09

(1), 1999 stats., s. 943.23

(1m), 1999 stats., s. 948.35

(b)or

(c), 1999 stats., s. 948.36 , 1999 stats., s. 943.23

(1g), 2021 stats., s. 940.19

(5), 2023 stats., s. 940.195

(5), 2023 stats., or s. 940.198

(2), 2023 stats., or s. 940.02 , 940.03 , 940.05 , 940.09

(1c), 940.21 , 940.225

(1)or

(2), 940.305

(2), 940.31

(1)or

(b), 940.60

(b), 940.65

(b), 940.66

(2), 943.02 , 943.10

(2), 943.231

(1), 943.32

(2), 946.43

(1m), 948.02

(1)or

(2), 948.025 , 948.03

(a)or

(c)or

(a)1. , 2. , 3. , or 4. , 948.05 , 948.06 , 948.07 , 948.072 , 948.08 , or 948.30

(2).

3. The solicitation, conspiracy or attempt, under s. 939.30 , 939.31 or 939.32 , to commit a Class A felony.

(am)The mandatory release date established in sub.

(1)is a presumptive mandatory release date for an inmate who is serving a sentence for a serious felony committed on or after April 21, 1994, but before December 31, 1999.