NCJ Number
142565
Date Published
1992
Length
37 pages
Annotation
In 1991, Wisconsin enacted legislation to make available to sentencing courts by July 1, 1992, a third sentencing option, intensive sanctions, for certain felons who previously would have received a sentence to a State prison.
Abstract
A sentence of intensive sanctions is not supposed to be used for offenders who previously would have been placed on probation. It should also not be used for offenders whose crimes involved death, injury, or the threat of injury. Sanctions may include some or all of the following: confinement in a correctional institution or a community- based residential facility, intensive supervision, electronic monitoring, outpatient drug treatment, mental health services and treatment, community service, restitution, and other programs. Caseloads at the Division of Intensive Sanctions average 25, versus 72 in the Division of Probation and Parole. The maximum period for the sentence may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that could be imposed on the offender. Forms, further detailed guidelines for using intensive sanctions, and excerpts of legislation