The John C. Burke Correctional
Center (JBCC) is named after the late John C. Burke who was Warden
of the Wisconsin State Prison from 1938 to 1969.
Warden Burke had an
illustrious career, which saw many changes in how Corrections viewed
its mission over the years. Warden
Burke is credited with a number of major accomplishments, including
establishing a disciplinary court system and developing the inmate
classification system.
The forerunner of the
John C. Burke Correctional Center
was the Minimum Security Bunkhouse, which at one time was
administratively attached to the Waupun Correctional Institution.
The Bunkhouse was separated
from WCI in 1988 when it became part of the Wisconsin Correctional
Center System (WCCS).
The State broke ground in 1989
and JBCC was completed in July of 1990.
For approximately ten years,
the Center housed minimum security male inmates.
The Center transitioned from
a male facility to a female facility in October 2000 and in 2005,
supervision of the center was transferred from WCCS to the Wisconsin
Women’s Correctional System.
In November 2011, JBCC was converted to a minimum security
male facility again under the supervision of WCCS.
The Center is located inside the
city limits of Waupun on Business 151, which is also Madison Street.
The facility is sited on 12
acres. It has a rated
inmate capacity of 250 with an emergency capacity of 280.
All public areas are handicap accessible.
Over 50 staff are employed at the
Center. Staff classifications
include food service, maintenance, social services, security,
administrative, teacher, health services and psychological services.
JBCC focuses on the provision of
the following services to inmates, the Department and the local
community:
·
Education
·
Institution and Bureau of Correctional
Enterprises Work Assignments
·
Community
Service Activities
·
Community
Project Crews and Work Release
The
Center acts as a "gateway” for inmates moving from secure to less
secure incarceration. It also
houses inmates who are in transition to other minimum security
facilities in Wisconsin.
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