Wis. Admin. Code Department of Corrections § DOC 306.16 - Search of inmate living quarters
(1) Staff may
conduct a search of the living quarters of any inmate at any time. Entry into
the living quarters of an inmate by a staff member to retrieve state property
does not constitute a search of the living quarters of an inmate.
(2) The institution shall maintain a written
record of all searches conducted under sub. (1), which shall include:
(a) The identity of the staff member who
conducted the search;
(b) The date
and time of the search;
(c) The
identity of the inmate whose living quarters were searched;
(d) The reason for conducting the search. If
the search was a random one, the report shall so state;
(e) Any objects which were seized pursuant to
the search; and
(f) Whether any
damage was done to the premises during the search.
(3) If staff seize any property or damage any
property pursuant to the search of an inmate's living quarters, staff shall
identify the property to the inmate in writing. The institution shall reimburse
the inmate for damage to any property that is not contraband. The institution
shall value any property which is damaged at its fair market value, not
replacement cost.
(4) In conducting
searches under this section, staff shall disturb the effects of the inmate as
little as possible, consistent with thoroughness.
(5) Staff shall read only that part of the
inmate's legal materials as necessary to determine that the item is legal
material and does not contain contraband.
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