Conditional Release Program

Persons found Not Guilty by Reason of Mental Disease or Defect can be placed in the community by the courts.  The Conditional Release Program (CR) in the Department of Health Services (DHS) is responsible for providing treatment and supervision to these individuals so they can live safely and productively in the community.

More detailed information about the program, and data on its effectiveness, can be found through the links below:

• Aftercare Manual (PDF, 1.40 MB)
• Case Manager Procedure Manual (PDF, 680 KB)
  • Appendix (PDF, 453 KB)
• Community Supervision of Conditional Release Clients Procedure Manual (PDF, 167 KB)
• NGI Regional Specialists and NGI Agents by Regions (PDF, 80 KB)

• CR-271         Order of Commitment (PDF, 109 KB)
• CR-272         Order of Predisposition Investigation (PDF, 95 KB)
• CR-273         Order of Supplementary Mental Examination (PDF, 130 KB)
• CR-274         Order for Conditional Release Plan (PDF, 115 KB)
• CR-275         Order for Placement (PDF, 120 KB)
• CR-276         Order on Petition to Revoke Conditional Release (PDF, 106 KB)

Forms for the Conditional Release Program (CR), are produced by the Wisconsin Department of Health Services (DHS) and are available from the DHS Forms Library, for printing and down-load.

• F-25177 Statement of Probable Cause for Detention (PDF, 9 KB)
• F-25177 Statement of Probable Cause for Detention (Word fillable)
• F-25180 Order of Discharge - Expiration of Commitment (PDF, 8 KB)
• F-25180 Order of Discharge - Expiration of Commitment (Word fillable)
• F-25205 Order to Transport (PDF, 9 KB)
• F-25205 Order to Transport (Word fillable)
• F-25206 Petition for Capias (PDF, 8 KB)
• F-25206 Order Granting Capias (PDF, 10 KB)
• F-25207 Order Granting Capias (PDF, 10 KB)
• F-25207 Order Granting Capias (Word fillable)
• F-25213 Admission to Caseload (PDF, 11 KB)
• F-25213 Admission to Caseload (Word fillable)
• F-25614 English Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (PDF, 11 KB)
• F-25614 English Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (Word fillable)
• F-25614S Spanish Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (PDF, 12 KB)
• F-25614S Spanish Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (Word fillable)
• F-25614H Hmong Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (PDF, 12 KB)
• F-25614H Hmong Conditional Release Rules and Conditions (Word fillable)

Annual Reports

• Annual Report FY '07 (PDF, 149 KB)
• Annual Report FY '06  (PDF, 217 KB)
• Program Evaluation FY '03  (PDF, 114 KB)

Victim Notification

• If you are the victim of an offender found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (P-20429A) (PDF, 24 KB)
• Registration instructions for victims of offenders found not guilty by reason of mental disease or defect (p-20429) (PDF, 12 KB)

Client Rights

P-20142 Client Rights and The Grievance Procedure For The Conditional Release Program, Brochure (8-1/2x14) (PDF, 67KB)

P-20142A Client Rights and The Grievance Procedure For The Conditional Release Program (PDF, 32KB)

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Last Revised: May 12, 2009