{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-301.19","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 301.19","heading":"Restrictions on construction or modifications of correctional facilities.","body":"(1) In this section:\n(a) “Authorized jurisdiction” means a county, 2 counties acting jointly under s. 302.44, the United States, or a federally recognized American Indian tribe or band in this state.\n(b) “Correctional facility” means an institution or facility, or a portion of an institution or facility, that is used to confine juveniles alleged or found to be delinquent or a prison, jail, house of correction, or lockup facility.\n(2) No person may commence construction of a correctional facility or commence conversion of an existing building, structure, or facility into a correctional facility unless the building, structure, or facility is enumerated in the authorized state building program.\n(3) Subsection (2) does not apply to any of the following:\n(a) A building, structure, or facility that is constructed or converted under a contract with and for use by an authorized jurisdiction.\n(b) A building, structure, or facility the construction of which was completed before January 1, 2001, if the building, structure, or facility was designed to confine persons convicted of a criminal offense.\n(4) Unless the governor has declared a state of emergency under s. 323.10, the department may not expand the capacity of, or substantially modify the structure or physical security of, a juvenile correctional facility established under s. 301.16 (1w) without prior approval by the governing body of the city, village, or town in which the juvenile correctional facility is located.","path":["Chs. 301-304, Corrections","Chapter 301 Corrections"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/301.19","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:16Z","sha256":"78b28e54b1613a976173c984bee57bc6b307f7208e7adab3f3eadef323b7b969","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-301.18","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-301.205"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}