Joint Ventures
Indiana Correctional Industries (ICI) seeks partnerships with private sector organizations to expand the number of real-world job training opportunities that are available to incarcerated individuals. Some of ICI’s current partnerships are manufacturing, assembly and service oriented.
By partnering with ICI, businesses have a viable alternative to meeting production needs. ICI can provide a dependable, skilled and motivated labor pool, as well as ample production space within Indiana’s correctional facilities to help businesses maintain their goals and offer quality products and services.
When businesses choose to partner with ICI, they help to reduce recidivism, save taxpayers’ money, and keep prisons and communities safer. Additionally, joint venture partners are supporting veterans, domestic jobs and our nation’s economy by keeping their operations in the United States as opposed to shipping them overseas.*
Types of Joint Ventures
Services
Services include repairing, remanufacturing and refurbishing products, and packaging and kitting. Work performed by incarcerated workers on products for private sector companies that remain within the state of Indiana fall under the services category.
PIECP Programs
Administered by the Bureau of Justice Assistance within the U.S. Department of Justice, the Prison Industry Enhancement Certification Program (PIECP) enables correctional facility administrators to establish joint ventures with private sector companies for the production of incarcerated individual-made goods involved in interstate commerce.
*National Correctional Industries Association (NCIA), Top Ten Benefits of Correctional Industries. nationalcia.org/_files/ugd/569cf7_4e972371ba284a179f8d903194f67d79.pdf
Indiana Correctional Industries welcomes new partnerships and the opportunity to work with private business. For information, please contact Kristen Kane, Business Development & Contract Manager at kkane@idoc.in.gov