Title: Wisconsin. Department of Corrections: Legal Counsel's Subject Files
Inclusive Dates: 1979-2002

Creator:

• Wisconsin. Department of Corrections

Call Number: 2006/150; 2011/189; 2013/119; 2016/140

Quantity: 10.8 cubic feet

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Subject files are used as a guideline or reference by the attorneys and their staff and pertain to specific subject areas relating to Department of Corrections issues. These files include reference to policies that relate to inmate life, research regarding correctional institution operations, and minutes and agendas of routine committees.

Note:

These records have been assigned Series 2871.

There is a restriction on access to this material; see the Administrative/Restriction Information portion of this finding aid for details.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-ser02871

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See each Agency's History in the catalog:

• Wisconsin. Division of Corrections
• Wisconsin. Department of Corrections

This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 4 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (2006/150): Original Collection, 1981-1997
• Part 2 (2011/189): Additions, 1986-1999
• Part 3 (2013/119): Additions, 1979-1988
• Part 4 (2016/140): Additions, 2000-2002

Access Restrictions

This series contains information which is confidential under section 905.03, Wis. Stats.

Accession 2011/189, Box 6 and accession 2016/140, Box 2 is restricted per Wis. Stats. 48.78 and s. 51.30. Additionally, Accession 2011/189, Box 4 Folders 11 and 14, and Box 5 Folder 17, are restricted per Wis. Stats. 905.03.

Acquisition Information

Accession Number: 2006/150, 2011/189, 2013/119, 2016/140

2006/150	Part 1 (2006/150): Original Collection, 1981-1997 Physical Description: 3.4 cubic feet (3 records center cartons and 1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Alphabetically-arranged subject files, 1981-1997, covering a wide variety of topics related to the legal aspects of prison administration. Documented issues include probation and parole, “good time,” prisoner's rights, prison facilities, and sentencing. Of particular interest are two incidents that concerned prisoners in segregation that were investigated by the department's legal staff. One of these prisoners, an HIV patient, died while under intensive sanctions.
Box   1 Folder   1	ARC Pre-release center
Box   1 Folder   2	Abuse and neglect legislation
Box   1 Folder   3	Administrative law judge
Box   1 Folder   4	Administrative service manual
Box   1 Folder   5	Agent hires
Box   1 Folder   6	Alcohol services contract
Box   1 Folder   7	Alcoholics Anonymous and religion
Box   1 Folder   8	Askins, Martha, Correspondence, 1992-1995
Box   1 Folder   9	Bablitch, Stephen, Correspondence
Box   1 Folder   10	Badger State Industries, 1992
Box   1 Folder   11	Buildings/facilities, 1985-1993
Box   1 Folder   12	Cable TV: legal opinions, 1991
Box   1 Folder   13	Cognitive interventions program
Box   1 Folder   14	Commercial driving license, 1991
Box   1 Folder   15	Community notification law
Box   1 Folder   16	Community relations board
Box   1 Folder   17	Compensatory time policy
Box   1 Folder   18	Conditional release
Box   1 Folder   19	Contracts
Box   1 Folder   20	Cuban prisoners
Box   1 Folder   21	Data processing, 1992
Box   1 Folder   22	Deniers program
Box   1 Folder   23	Department of Employment Relations cases
Box   1 Folder   24	Department of Public Instruction
Box   1 Folder   25	Diet manual
Box   1 Folder   26	Disability issues workgroup
Box   1 Folder   27-28	Division of Adult Institutions (DAI): disciplinary guidelines
Box   1 Folder   29	Dress and grooming code
	Electronic monitoring
Box   1 Folder   30	General
Box   1 Folder   31	Banc One addendum
	Environment
Box   1 Folder   32	Assessments
Box   1 Folder   33	Audit
Box   1 Folder   34	Enforcement
Box   1 Folder   35	Impact study
Box   1 Folder   36	Liabilities
Box   1 Folder   37	Escapes
Box   1 Folder   38	Escapees, Out of state custody
Box   1 Folder   39	Escapee rule change proposal
Box   1 Folder   40	Ethics Board
Box   1 Folder   41	Expunged records
Box   1 Folder   42	Expansion plan for correctional system
Box   1 Folder   43	Extension of restitution work group
Box   1 Folder   44	Extraditions, DACC
Box   1 Folder   45	FBI rap sheets
Box   1 Folder   46	Failure to protect
Box   1 Folder   47	Federal firearms privileges for felons
Box   1 Folder   48	Felons and firearms
Box   1 Folder   49	Fiedler, Pat, Speeches
Box   1 Folder   50	“Good time”
Box   1 Folder   51	Grants
Box   1 Folder   52	Group homes
Box   1 Folder   53	Guardianship
Box   1 Folder   54	Harassment/Discrimination
Box   1 Folder   55	Health and safety program
Box   1 Folder   56	Health care, Local agreements, 1992
Box   1 Folder   57	Highway 151 bypass, 1991
Box   1 Folder   58-59	Hoff, Roger
Box   1 Folder   60	Holds, Authority to detail
Box   1 Folder   61	Home visits, 1984, 1986, 1991
Box   1 Folder   62	Human resource system planning project
Box   2 Folder   1	Indian reservations extraditions
	Inmates
Box   2 Folder   2	Complaints and rights, 1990
Box   2 Folder   3	Legal correspondence
Box   2 Folder   4	Programs
Box   2 Folder   5	Transfers, 1983-1984
Box   2 Folder   6	Insanity defense, 1990-1992
Box   2 Folder   7-8	Intensive sanctions
Box   2 Folder   9	Internal committee recommendations
Box   2 Folder   10	Interpreter services
Box   2 Folder   11	Jordan, Patrick
Box   2 Folder   12	Juvenile Justice Act, 1990
Box   2 Folder   13	Legislation, 1990
Box   2 Folder   14	Kettle Moraine Correctional Institution
Box   2 Folder   15	Knight, James
Box   2 Folder   16	LTE/Project referrals
	Law library
Box   2 Folder   17-18	1985-1986, 1991-1993
Box   2 Folder   19	Access cases
Box   2 Folder   20-21	Legal opinions, 1981, 1986-1990
Box   2 Folder   22	Legal possessions of inmates
Box   2 Folder   23	Legislators' letters
Box   2 Folder   24	Literature, Distribution of
Box   2 Folder   25	Mail censorship
Box   2 Folder   26	Master plan
Box   2 Folder   27	Media contracts, 1989-1990
	Medical care
Box   2 Folder   28	Miscellaneous funding
Box   2 Folder   29	Refusals, 1990-1995
Box   2 Folder   30	Medical payment for kidney dialysis
Box   2 Folder   31	Mental health, Duty to protect, 1986-1989
Box   2 Folder   32	Military detainer issue
Box   2 Folder   33	Mission statement, Department of Corrections (DOC)
Box   2 Folder   34	Name changes
Box   2 Folder   35	Neurological feedback experiment
Box   2 Folder   36	Oak Hill, Miscellany
Box   2 Folder   37	Open meetings law
Box   2 Folder   38	Open records - inmate
Box   4 Folder   10	Out of state correspondence
Box   2 Folder   39	Parole eligibility, Consecutive sentences, 1984-1990
	Parole revocations
Box   2 Folder   40	General
Box   2 Folder   41	Branstad case, 1990
Box   2 Folder   42	Search and seizure
Box   2 Folder   43	Pending lawsuits
Box   2 Folder   44	Personal information law
Box   2 Folder   45	Position rejustification
Box   2 Folder   46	Posse Comitatus publication, 1991
Box   2 Folder   47	Power of attorney
Box   2 Folder   48	Pre-sentence investigation, 1988-1990
	Probation
Box   3 Folder   1	General
Box   3 Folder   2	Extensions
Box   3 Folder   3	Reinstatement, 1992
	Probation and Parole
Box   3 Folder   4	Agent telephones
Box   3 Folder   5	Field notes, 1990-1992
Box   3 Folder   6	Hold reimbursement
Box   3 Folder   7	Native Americans
Box   3 Folder   8	Revocation, 1990
Box   3 Folder   9	Program services reorganization
Box   3 Folder   10	Psychologists, Confidentiality (DRS)
Box   3 Folder   11	Public Defender contracts
Box   3 Folder   12	Publications review, 1988-1992
Box   3 Folder   13	Racine City “Drop Off” contract
Box   3 Folder   14	Records issues, 1984-1993
Box   3 Folder   15	Real Estate, DOC, 1990
Box   3 Folder   16	Referral for prosecution, 1991
Box   3 Folder   17	Reorganization
Box   3 Folder   18	Research policies, DOC
Box   3 Folder   19	Restraint policy
Box   3 Folder   20	Rule ideas
Box   3 Folder   21	SMOCTA Program
Box   3 Folder   22	Santiago: CRC
Box   3 Folder   23	Save Commission
Box   3 Folder   24	Seat belt policy
Box   3 Folder   25	Sentence computations
Box   3 Folder   26	Sentence credit - Wisconsin Jury Institution, Gilbert case
	Sentencing
Box   3 Folder   27	Individual cases, 1985-1986
Box   3 Folder   28	Matters
Box   3 Folder   29	Miscellany, 1972-1987
Box   3 Folder   30	Miscellaneous litigation, 1991-1995
Box   3 Folder   31	Sick leave
Box   3 Folder   32	Social worker certification
Box   3 Folder   33	Step program, 1995
Box   3 Folder   34	Sullivan
Box   3 Folder   35	Supervisors manual committee
Box   3 Folder   36	Sweepstakes
Box   3 Folder   37	Swiss Colony, Contract
Box   3 Folder   38	TB standards
Box   3 Folder   39	TTT visitation
Box   3 Folder   40	Taycheedah, 1991-1993
Box   3 Folder   41	Training
Box   3 Folder   42	Transcripts, Institution
Box   3 Folder   43	Unions subject
Box   3 Folder   44	Utility service providers
Box   3 Folder   45	Vehicle use, 1993-1994
Box   3 Folder   46	Victim/Witness surcharge, 1985-1997
Box   3 Folder   47	Videos in prisons, license
Box   3 Folder   48	Volunteer/Visitor IMP
Box   3 Folder   49	Wardens, 1990-1993
Box   3 Folder   50-51	Waupun Superfund site, 1990-1993
Box   3 Folder   52	Weber, Marshall
Box   3 Folder   53	Williams Bay underground tank
Box   3 Folder   54	Women offenders in the correctional system
	Woods, Donald, Investigation
Box   3 Folder   55	Clippings
Box   3 Folder   56	Correspondence and memoranda
Box   3 Folder   57	Detectives narratives
Box   4 Folder   1	Disciplinary hearings
Box   4 Folder   2	Incident reports
Box   4 Folder   3	Interviews
Box   4 Folder   4	Interviews, Prisoners
Box   4 Folder   5	Medical
Box   4 Folder   6	Procedures manuals
Box   4 Folder   7	Reports
Box   4 Folder   8	Work Crew
Box   4 Folder   9	Youth Offender Workgroup, 1994
2011/189	Part 2 (2011/189): Additions, 1986-1999 Physical Description: 5.2 cubic feet (5 records center cartons and 1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Subject files, 1986-1999, concerning legal issues related to the Department of Corrections, primarily related to inmate complaints and inmate rights, probation and parole, prison sites (Mayville and Trostel), and administrative rules. There are case files for several cases brought by inmates and the public against the department; the lawsuit of Lawrencia Bembenek is well documented. This accession contains several files related to Jeffery Dahmer; the file related to his death investigation and a file related to an open records request are not restricted. Access Restrictions: Accession 2011/189, Box 6, is restricted per Wis. Stats. 48.78 and s. 51.30. Additionally, Box 4 Folders 11 and 14, and Box 5 Folder 17, are restricted per Wis. Stats. 905.03, the rest of the accession should be considered unrestricted.	⇧
	Investigation files
	1997
Box   1 Folder   1-4	Annis, Rodney Note: Allegation of improper monitoring while on psychotropic medication.
Box   1 Folder   5-7	LePage, Kevin Note: Allegation of inmate mistreatment at Challenge Incarceration Program.
Box   1 Folder   8-12	Ward, Quentin Note: Allegation of racial discrimination and mistreatment of black prisoners.
Box   1 Folder   13	Wiccan Priestesses Note: Visitation of inmates.
	1998
Box   1 Folder   14	Davis, William Note: Allegation of harassment by guard.
Box   1 Folder   15	Protection of inmate rights, investigation into social workers
Box   1 Folder   16	Summary of ICC incidents
Box   1 Folder   17	Bruce, Justin Note: Change of agents request.
Box   1 Folder   18	Miscellaneous inmate complaints
	1999
Box   1 Folder   19	Bassett, Darrell Note: Availability of educational and treatment opportunities.
Box   1 Folder   20	Miscellaneous inmate complaints
Box   1 Folder   21	Banks, Ceasar Note: Segregation.
Box   1 Folder   22	DOC 315, use of psychotropic drugs as a condition of separation, 1992-1999
Box   1 Folder   23	Dahmer/Anderson death investigation committee
Box   2 Folder   1-3	Investigator training, 1996-1997
	Oakhill Correctional Institute
Box   2 Folder   4-5	Allegation of Fair Labor Standards Act Violation, 1996
Box   2 Folder   6	Deer drive allegation, 1995-1996
	Subject and reference files
	Lawrencia Bembenek
Box   2 Folder   7	Bembenek v. Bablitch (86-C-262)
	Consent decree
Box   2 Folder   8	Letters sent to George W. Bush
Box   2 Folder   9-10	TCI consent decree, 1994
Box   2 Folder   11	Correspondence, 1990-1996
Box   2 Folder   12	Case law
Box   2 Folder   13	Stipulations
Box   2 Folder   14	Correspondence, 1986-1996
	Workload management committee, probation and parole
Box   2 Folder   15	Memorandum and recommendations
Box   2 Folder   16	Sheila Ellefson (legal counsel) committee files
Box   2 Folder   17	Monthly summary reports
Box   2 Folder   18	General, 1989-1990
Box   3 Folder   1	Probation and parole workload management forms
Box   3 Folder   2-3	Mayville Landfill superfund case, 1989
Box   3 Folder   4	Columbia Pictures Industries vs. Department of Health and Social Services (83-C-1495) Note: The copyright infringement of playing movies over closed circuit TV to inmates.
Box   3 Folder   5	Sufficiency of Waupun's legal assistance program, 1986
Box   3 Folder   6	DeMallory vs. Cullen, (81-C-348) and court of appeals 79-1493 Note: Access to courts while in segregated confinement.
Box   3 Folder   7	Prison litigation
Box   3 Folder   8	Temporary lock-up (TLU)
Box   3 Folder   9-10	Chemical agents and strip searches, HSS 306
Box   3 Folder   11	Lewis Danforth Note: Religious freedom as it pertains to HSS 309.6.
Box   3 Folder   12-13	Community residential confinement (CRC) background
Box   3 Folder   14	Urinalysis HSS 306
Box   3 Folder   15-17	Sahagian, et. al. vs. Young, et. al. (86-C-548-C) Note: Air flow and temperature in the Waupun Adjustment Center.
Box   4 Folder   1	Status of probation when appeal filed, 1989
Box   4 Folder   2-3	Sentence length computation, good time, and concurrent sentences, 1986-1989
Box   4 Folder   4	Jail credit HSS 302.28, 1982
Box   4 Folder   5	State vs. Boettcher, 1988
	Open records requests from prisoners
Box   4 Folder   6	Adrian Lomax and Thomas Morke
Box   4 Folder   7	Open records requests, 1988
Box   4 Folder   8-9	James D. Ackley v. Department of Health and Social Services (85-CV-6031 and 86-CV-6253) Note: Sex based staffing at juvenile intuitions.
Box   4 Folder   10	William Staples v. Det. T.L. Neumen (89-CV-01037) Note: Sending narcotics into prison.
Box   4 Folder   11	Torres, bona fide occupational qualifications, related to sex based staffing Access Restrictions: Box 4, Folder 11 is restricted per Wis. Stats. 905.03.
Box   4 Folder   12	Ziegler v. Kendall (88-C-856-S), 1988 Note: Violation of right to due process.
Box   4 Folder   13	Legal Assistance to Institutionalized Persons program (LAIP), 1986-1989
Box   4 Folder   14-17	Trostel site case-prison construction Access Restrictions: Box 4, Folder 14 is restricted per Wis. Stats. 905.03.
Box   5 Folder   1	State of Wisconsin ex rel. vs. DHSS (83-CV-1315)
Box   5 Folder   2	Notes
Box   5 Folder   3	Jerry Johnson (83-CV-1292 and 83-CV-1315)
	Probation and parole
Box   4 Folder   18	Probation reviews, Judge Crawford (Milwaukee County), 1997-1999
Box   4 Folder   19	Injunction/rest order
Box   4 Folder   20	Otis T. Keys F-911842 - probational jurisdiction
Box   4 Folder   21	Rules of probation and parole
Box   4 Folder   22	Community Corrections confinement plan drafting, 1995-1996
Box   4 Folder   23	Judges, miscellaneous, 1999
Box   4 Folder   24	McCann lawsuit-Milwaukee Circuit Court Services Project, 1997-1998
Box   4 Folder   25	Lincoln County Jail suit, 1997 Note: Jail overcrowding.
Box   4 Folder   26	Marathon County Jail suit, 1997 Note: Inmate detainers.
Box   4 Folder   27	Drug policies, 1998
Box   4 Folder   28	Administrative law judges, 1997-1999
Box   5 Folder   4	Compensation rule HSS 309.5 background, 1987-1989
Box   5 Folder   5	Inmate compensation, 1988
	Waupun real estate transfer
Box   5 Folder   6	Abstract of title, 1991
Box   5 Folder   7	Appraisal
Box   5 Folder   8	Land
Box   5 Folder   9	Rights of deaf inmates
Box   5 Folder   10	Rony Quintero Note: Alleged possession of a firearm while on probation.
Box   5 Folder   11	Juveniles
Box   5 Folder   12	Administrative rule promulgation
Box   5 Folder   13	Bankruptcy, 1995-1996
Box   5 Folder   14	Representative Dave Plombon-probation violation, 1995
	Secretary's Office files
Box   5 Folder   15	David Spanbauer
Box   5 Folder   16	Dahmer/Spanbauer open records request
Box   5 Folder   17	Released records Access Restrictions: Box 5, Folder 17 is restricted per Wis. Stats. 905.03. Note: Released records do not pertain to Jeffery Dahmer.
Box   6 Folder   1-2	Jeffery Dahmer Access Restrictions: Box 6 is restricted per Wis. Stats. 48.78 and s. 51.30.
2013/119	Part 3 (2013/119): Additions, 1979-1988 Physical Description: 1.0 cubic foot (1 records center carton)  Scope and Content Note: Legal subject and case files, 1979-1988. Documented are the Bembenek v. Bablitch case related to overcrowding at Taycheedah Correctional Institute; lawsuits related to double celling, use of mace, and the lower adjustment center at Waupun. There is also a file related to a federal investigation into the Wisconsin prison system and a small amount of information about inmate complaints.	⇧
2016/140	Part 4 (2016/140): Additions, 2000-2002 Physical Description: 1.2 cubic feet (1 records center carton and 1 archives box)  Scope and Content Note: Files associated with the investigation of the death of Michelle Greer, an inmate at Taycheedah Correctional Institution. Access Restrictions: Box 2 is restricted due to attorney client materials and personal medical information.	⇧
Box   1 Folder   1-4	Interviews
Box   1 Folder   5	Interviews and settlement information
Box   1 Folder   6	Incident reports
Box   1 Folder   7	Notice of claim
Box   1 Folder   8	Final report of the mortality review committee, 2000 March 7
Box   1 Folder   9	Final report of the ad hoc committee, 2000 March 7
Box   1 Folder   10	P & P file
Box   2 Folder   1	Legal materials from Cannon & Dunphy, settlement request
Box   2 Folder   2	Settlement
Box   2 Folder   3	Pre-mediation memorandum and medical consultant report
Box   2 Folder   4	Greer medical information