INTRODUCTION
Black River Correctional
Center (BRCC) is located 10 miles East of Black River Falls on Hwy. 54 - turn left on
Kirsch Road for 1.5 miles. The Center sits in the middle of Black River State Forest in
eastern Jackson County. Housing is contained in a single story brick building that
includes inmate housing, kitchen, laundry, administrative offices and storage. The
building has a rated capacity of 66 but can accommodate up to 94 male inmates in an
emergency.
PROGRAMS
The center's inmates are involved in
school programs consisting of a half day of school and a half day of working for the State
Department of Natural Resources (DNR). Work for DNR includes pruning, planting or girding
trees in the state forest. Other work assignments include kitchen (full and part time),
utility crew, laundry, community work crew (off-grounds), maintenance, teaching aide,
library clerk and limited work release. Outside yard crews work on the outer grounds of
the Jackson Correctional Institution. There are two
community work crews that labor in local communities clearing brush
for recreational activity, cutting wood, cleaning, painting and
general labor.
Programs include off-grounds work
assignments such as clear cutting, brushing or painting for city, county or non-profit
organizations. Additionally, the Center offers a number of on-grounds programs such as
Driver Education, High School Equivalency, Exceptional Educational Needs, Building
Services and Small Engine Servicing.
Treatment programs consist of Individual
and Group Counseling, Anger Management and Alcohol and Drug abusers'
support groups.
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09/18/06
