We are glad that you are taking the time to learn what Colorado Correctional Industries (CCi) can do for you. Our company is a combination of more than 60 programs, manufacturing goods and providing services to thousands of government and/or non-profit customers in Colorado. We operate businesses in the agricultural, manufacturing and service related fields. This wide diversity includes office furniture, metal fabricated goods, printing, leather products and much more. We are capable of meeting many needs, most specifically - yours.
Colorado Correctional Industries is a division of the Colorado Department of Corrections. It is the mission of the Division of Correctional Industries to:
- CCi is a Division of the Department of Corrections. Established in 1977.
- Cash funded / self supporting receiving no taxpayer or general fund dollars.
- Operates as a profit/loss enterprise business and mirrors a private business operation.
- Employees 1,800 inmates over 60 inmate employment programs.
- Requires a GED to enter a CCi program and is used as a motivational process towards the inmate's success.
- Provides certified classroom education training and college credits which are supplemented by on-the-job training.
- Contributes to work force and economic development by best preparing inmates for successful employment upon release from prison.
- Teaches and develops work ethics often found underdeveloped in today's inmate.
- Incentives, through inmate pay plans, provide job advancement similar to that found in private employment.
- Contributes to lowering prison costs through employment and supervision of inmates within CCi work programs and has an impact on reducing overall recidivism for the DOC.
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A part of Colorado Correction Industry's (CCI) mission statement: "to reduce inmate idleness and the demand for general-funded programs by working as many inmates as possible in self supporting and productive industries. To train inmates in meaningful skills, work ethics and quality standards which best enable them to secure long-term employment after release from prison", not only best describes how CCi prepares inmates for employment in the private sector but demonstrates CCi's positive contribution, in the work force development arena, by increasing personal training and prepared to enter the work force pool of Colorado.
CCi's involvement, as a division of the Department of Corrections, is a collaborative effort with the DOC's education and parole divisions to best prepare inmates for employment upon release from prison.
General points to consider:
- CCi employs 1,800 inmates through a combination of CCi manufacturing, agriculture and services programs.
- A GED is required of each inmate before consideration for CCi employment
- The GED requirement begins the inmate's motivational process to provide his willingness to advance and become successful in a work environment.
- The DOC's education division offers classes and advancement certificates/college credits to build on preparing and influencing the inmate for success as well as to become a positive contributor to the work force and in essence, society.
- CCi offers many on-the-job training opportunities and supplements the DOC education's piece by simplifying the inmate transition from classroom to actual on-the-job training/work experience.
- On-th-job training, through work skills development, also becomes part of the inmate's CCi work environment and inspiration.
- CCi continually teaches and develops a work ethic often found lacking or underdeveloped in today's inmate.
- Incentives, through inmate pay plans, are provided to keep inmate's actively seeking job growth and advancement while employed by CCi. This mirrors employee development found in private sector employment.
Other factors including public safety:
- Inmates idleness is reduced while working for CCi. When inmates are productive and doing something to advance their lives, they are less of a security risk to the prison and lessen the demand and costs requiring correctional officer presence.
- CCi is a cash funded enterprise and is therefore not funded by the taxpayers, thus work programs are not dependent on the general fund and available tax dollars.
- CCi contributes to lowering prison costs by reducing recidivism. For example, a one percent (1%) reduction in recidivism equals 220 inmates at $35.000 annual cost per inmate. This equals over $7 million in reduced costs or savings to the general fund.