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Wisconsin · Through 2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)

Wis. Stat. § 940.29: Abuse of residents of penal facilities.

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  1. Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code
  2. Chapter 940 Crimes Against Life And Bodily Security
  3. SUBCHAPTER II BODILY SECURITY

Any person in charge of or employed in a penal or correctional institution or other place of confinement who abuses, neglects or ill-treats any person confined in or a resident of any such institution or place or who knowingly permits another person to do so is guilty of a Class I felony.

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