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Wisconsin Statutes Crimes (Ch. 938 to 951) § 946.45. Negligently allowing escape

Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

(1) Any officer or employee of an institution where prisoners are detained who, through his or her neglect of duty, allows a prisoner in his or her custody to escape is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.

(2) In this section:

(a) “Custody” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42(1)(a).

(b) “Escape” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42(1)(b).

(c) “Institution” includes a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02(10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02(15g), and a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02(19r).

(d) “Prisoner” includes a person who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.34(4h), who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.183, 938.34(4m) or 938.357(4) or (5)(e), or who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34(4d).

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