303.068 Leave for qualified inmates.

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(1)An inmate eligible for confinement in a minimum security institution as established by the department may be allowed by the department to leave confinement for one of the following purposes:

(a)To visit a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, brother or sister who is seriously ill.

(b)To attend the funeral of a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, brother or sister.

(c)To contact a prospective employer.

(d)To screen for or diagnose or treat an injury, illness or disease.

(e)To visit a parent, child, spouse, grandparent, brother or sister to facilitate family reintegration and stability.

(1m)In sub.

(1), “parent” includes a person who was previously a person acting as a parent, as defined in s. 822.02

(13), for the inmate.

(2)The validity of an inmate’s request for leave shall be investigated by an employee or designee of the department, and the proposed conditions of the leave, including date of departure, duration, and date of return, shall be evaluated by the employee or designee. Before an inmate is released on leave, the department shall notify the police chief of any community and the sheriff and district attorney of any county involved.

(3)No inmate may be granted more than 3 leaves per calendar year in total under sub.

(a),

(b)and

(e). No leave may exceed 3 days, exclusive of travel time, unless an extension not to exceed 3 days is granted for cause by the department.