{"data":{"id":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.45","jurisdiction":"us-wi","citation":"Wis. Stat. § 946.45","heading":"Negligently allowing escape.","body":"(1) Any officer or employee of an institution where prisoners are detained who, through his or her neglect of duty, allows a prisoner in his or her custody to escape is guilty of a Class B misdemeanor.\n(2) In this section:\n(a) “Custody” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (a).\n(b) “Escape” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (b).\n(c) “Institution” includes a juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), a secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), and a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (19r).\n(d) “Prisoner” includes a person who is under the supervision of the department of corrections under s. 938.34 (4h), who is placed in a juvenile correctional facility or a secured residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.183, 938.34 (4m) or 938.357 (4) or (5) (e), or who is placed in a Type 2 residential care center for children and youth under s. 938.34 (4d).","path":["Chs. 939-951, Criminal Code","Chapter 946 Crimes Against Government And Its Administration","SUBCHAPTER IV INTERFERENCE WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://docs.legis.wisconsin.gov/document/statutes/946.45","current_through":"2023-24 Wisconsin Statutes updated through 2025 Wis. Act 247 (published 9-4-26)","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-05T12:01:52Z","sha256":"6d886c986c9d0db87f452e61449a56ef23ef97c24c938f55472fa535e034991a","source_id":"us-wi","stale":false,"prev":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.44","next":"us-wi/wis.-stat.-946.46"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}