302.08 Humane treatment and punishment. The wardens and the superintendents and all prison officials shall uniformly treat the inmates with kindness. There shall be no corporal or other painful and unusual punishment inflicted upon inmates. History: 1989 a. 31 s. 1625; Stats. 1989 s. 302.08. Cross-reference: See also chs. DOC 303, 308, 309, and 311, Wis. adm. code. Lawfully incarcerated persons retain only a narrow range of protected liberty interests. Hewitt v. Helms, 459 U.S. 460, 103 S. Ct. 864, 74 L. Ed. 2d 675 (1983).
May 22, 2026, are designated by NOTES. (Published 5-22-26)
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