Wisconsin § 946.45 - Negligently allowing escape.
Full text of Wisconsin Wisconsin Statutes § 946.45 — Negligently allowing escape., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 946.45. Negligently allowing escape.
946.45(1) (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. 946.45(2) (2) In this section: 946.45(2)(a) (a) “Custody” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (a) . 946.45(2)(b) (b) “Escape” has the meaning designated in s. 946.42 (1) (b) . 946.45(2)(c) (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) . 946.45(2)(d) (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.
Source: official Wisconsin text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 946.45 ("Negligently allowing escape.") is part of the Wisconsin Statutes, the codified statutory law of Wisconsin. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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