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WI SB742
Bill
Status
12/12/2025
Primary Sponsor
Dora Drake
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AI Summary
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Requires installation of transparent windows (minimum 1.5 square feet, 92% visibility) in all exterior-wall inmate cells at state prisons and county jails by October 1, 2030, provided structural integrity is maintained
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Mandates 3 hours daily of outdoor viewing time through compliant windows for all inmates, except during lockdowns or solitary confinement
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Daily viewing requirement can be satisfied through time outdoors, time in a compliant cell, or relocation to another facility area with compliant windows
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Appropriates $500,000 in FY 2025-26 and $3,000,000 in FY 2026-27 to the Department of Corrections for window installation at state facilities
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Outdoor viewing requirements take effect 7 months after the bill's effective date
Legislative Description
Inmate access to transparent windows and making an appropriation. (FE)
Last Action
Representative Moore Omokunde added as a cosponsor
1/21/2026