Three Strikes and Habitual Offender Laws in Wisconsin

Wisconsin has two laws. Repeater: a person convicted of a felony in the 5 years before the new crime (or of misdemeanors on 3 separate occasions in that time, not counting time in confinement) faces a higher maximum: a maximum of 1 year or less may rise to 2 years; a maximum over 1 and up to 10 years may rise by up to 4 years with a prior felony (2 years for misdemeanors); a maximum over 10 years may rise by up to 6 years with a prior felony (2 years for misdemeanors). Persistent repeater ('three strikes'): a person convicted of a listed 'serious felony' after 2 or more prior serious felony convictions on separate occasions, or of a 'serious child sex offense' after one prior such conviction ('two strikes'), is sentenced to life imprisonment without the possibility of parole or extended supervision.