By Alison Dirr Daily Herald Media adirr@wdhmedia.com

MILWAUKEE – The former Marathon County parole and probation officer convicted of stealing prescription medication from people she supervised has been released from prison more than seven months before her mandatory release date.

Kim Hoenisch, 42, was released from the Milwaukee Women’s Correctional Center July 2, according to Department of Corrections spokesman Aaron Swanum.

Hoenisch, the wife of former Marathon County Sheriff Randy Hoenisch, was sentenced in August 2013 to 18 months in prison, according to online court records. Her mandatory release date was February 2015.

A phone number listed to Hoenisch was disconnected and other efforts to reach her Monday were unsuccessful.

Hoenisch was convicted of possession of narcotic drugs, possession of a drug without a prescription, misconduct in office, possession of a controlled substance and burglary, according to online court records.

She was accused of stealing medications from at least six people, including family, friends and clients while she was a probation and parole officer.

Hoenisch, finished the Earned Release Program on June 26, allowing her to be freed from prison well before her sentence was complete. Inmates in the program participate in residential alcohol and drug treatment meant to reduce the likelihood that they will re-offend, according to the Wisconsin Department of Corrections website.

Documents filed in June show Hoenisch started the program in early January and finished in late June. Upon completion of the program, offenders’ remaining prison time is added to their time on extended supervision, according to the documents.

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