46.056 Wisconsin Resource Center.
(1) The department shall establish the Wisconsin Resource Center on the grounds of the Winnebago Mental Health Institute near Oshkosh. Notwithstanding s. 301.03, the department shall have responsibility for administering the center as a correctional institution that provides psychological evaluations, specialized learning programs, training and supervision for inmates whose behavior presents a serious problem to themselves or others in state prisons and whose mental health needs can be met at the center.
(2) Notwithstanding sub. (1), the correctional officers providing security at the Wisconsin resource center are employees of the department of corrections.
History: 1981 c. 20; 1989 a. 31, 107.
The rights and responsibilities of counties in prisoner transfers to the Wisconsin resource center are discussed. 71 Atty. Gen. 170.