{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.29","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 940.29","heading":"Abuse of residents of penal facilities.","body":"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.","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 940 Crimes Against Life And Bodily Security","SUBCHAPTER II BODILY SECURITY"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/940.29","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:50Z","sha256":"63b5c22681a63b05da492e36f089c88bf0248beca37f0586eb6851d8ae8d05df","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.285","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-940.291"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}