Inmates placed in work or study release remain in the legal custody of the department.

Note: Since inmates are in the custody of the department at all times, a failure to report to or return from the placement site is an escape under s. 946.42 (3), Stats.

History

History: Cr. Register, September, 1981, No. 309, eff. 10-1-81; am., Register, September, 1997, No. 501, eff. 10-1-97.