Relating to: written resource guides informing inmates and juveniles in custody of their rights and making an appropriation. (FE)
AB 860 requires state and county correctional facilities to provide written guides detailing inmates' and juveniles' rights, updated annually or after legal changes. These guides must account for individual circumstances like confinement status and location, and be posted throughout facilities, provided upon entry or transfer, and explained by staff to all affected individuals. The bill appropriates $200,000 for the Department of Administration to contract with legal organizations - including formerly incarcerated individuals - to develop these guides by June 2027. The law takes effect July 1, 2027, directly affecting all inmates in state prisons, county jails, and juveniles in youth facilities across Wisconsin.
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Introduced Jan 16, 2026
Last action Mar 23, 2026
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Jan 16, 2026
Introduced
Introduced by Representatives Madison, Haywood, Rivera-Wagner, Clancy, Arney, Hong, Phelps, Tenorio, Bare, DeSanto, DeSmidt, Goodwin, Joers, Ortiz-Velez, Prado, Sheehan, Sinicki, Stroud and Udell;
cosponsored by Senators L. Johnson, Larson and Spreitzer
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19 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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Party
State
District
P
Alex Joers
DDemocratic
P
Amaad Rivera-Wagner
DDemocratic
P
Angela Stroud
DDemocratic
P
Angelito Tenorio
DDemocratic
P
Ben DeSmidt
DDemocratic
P
Christian Phelps
DDemocratic
P
Christine Sinicki
DDemocratic
P
Darrin Madison
DDemocratic
P
Francesca Hong
DDemocratic
P
Joe Sheehan
DDemocratic
P
Kalan Haywood
DDemocratic
P
Karen DeSanto
DDemocratic
P
Margaret Arney
DDemocratic
P
Mike Bare
DDemocratic
P
Priscilla Prado
DDemocratic
P
Randy Udell
DDemocratic
P
Russell Goodwin
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Clancy
DDemocratic
P
Sylvia Ortiz-Velez
DDemocratic
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