WI SB743

Establishes a minimum wage of $2.33 per hour (the tipped worker rate) for all inmates and residents performing labor in state correctional institutions and county jails

Increases existing Bureau of Correctional Enterprises inmate wage rates by $2.33 per hour upon the bill's effective date

Removes the current restriction that wages cannot be set at rates causing operational deficits for prison industries

Requires employers of county jail prisoners in work release, huber facilities, or work camps to pay at least the $2.33 per hour minimum

Appropriates $58.9 million in FY 2025-26 and $88.4 million in FY 2026-27 for state correctional institution inmate wages, plus $873,300 and $1.31 million respectively for Bureau of Correctional Enterprises wages