Opportunity Knocks

Arizona Correctional Industries (ACI) was featured in the Spring 2020 Chamber Edge!

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Synopsis: For 35 years Arizona Department of Corrections has been employed 2,000 incarcerated individuals on an average day. With two options to decide from, work with ACI Owned and Operated Shops (various manufacturing and printing shops) or private business partners within the prison complex or off-campus at their site. Job skills center around high demand occupations and the compensation incarcerated individuals receive goes towards savings for when they are released.

State prison inmates make masks for Rowan sheriff’s office

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Synopsis: The Rowan County Sheriff’s Office acquired 350 washable face masks through a state prison partnership with the N.C. Department of Public Safety’s Correction Enterprises. At the state level, the N.C. Department of Public Security oversees the state’s prison division. “It’s good to see collaboration between agencies,” said Rowan Sheriff Kevin Auten.

W.Va. inmates making protective masks for state amid the coronavirus pandemic

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Synopsis: Incarcerated individuals at the Lakin Correctional Center, West Virginia’s prison for women in Mason County, and the Denmar Correctional Center in Pocahontas County have made more than 32,000 protective cloth face coverings amid the coronavirus pandemic. Completing at least 1,000 each day, they were able to provide nearly 8,000 masks to the National Guard, for a statewide collaborative attempt at a sufficient stockpile for West Virginia.