1. (1) Each facility shall make specific policies and procedures relating to talking, clothing, movement within the facility, conditions of leave from the facility, personal property, personal hygiene and conditions of living quarters. These policies and procedures shall be consistent with the purposes stated in s. 938.01, Stats., and the goals of youth corrections in s. DOC 371.01 (2). No facility policy or procedure may conflict with any provision of this chapter or be stricter than any provision of this chapter.
2. (2) The facility may solicit the views of youth prior to the adoption of a facility policy or procedure.

3. (3) Discipline may be imposed for violation of a facility policy or procedure only if at least one of the following apply:

   1. (a) The policy or procedure was posted on a facility bulletin board or in a facility handbook and a youth had actual knowledge of the facility policy or procedure at the time of the violation.
   2. (b) There is a violation of a facility policy or procedure in a facility handbook or other document that was received by a youth, in which case the youth is presumed to have knowledge of the policy or procedure in the absence of a preponderance of evidence to the contrary.
4. (4) Each facility shall maintain at least one bulletin board for bulletins of general applicability. Bulletin boards shall be located so that every youth has an opportunity to read all bulletins that apply to youth. Bulletins that are no longer in effect shall be removed from the bulletin board.
5. (5) A handbook of all current policy and procedure bulletins under sub. (1) shall be maintained at the facility and be readily accessible to youth.

History

History: Cr. Register, June, 2000, No. 534, eff. 7-1-00; CR 24-040: am. Register June 2025 No. 834, eff. 7-1-25.