Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center

Suzanne Schmitt, Superintendent
21425-A Spring St
Union Grove, WI 53182-9408
Phone (262) 878-6000
FAX (262) 878-6015

Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center (REECC) is a minimum security center exclusively for incarcerated females. REECC is located on over 25 acres of land adjacent to the Southern Wisconsin Center for the Developmentally Disabled in the Township of Dover near Union Grove. Although the center is completely self-contained in a single building, there are three distinct housing units. The pre-release housing unit houses 101 inmate that are eligible to participate in release programs in the community. The non-pre-release unit houses 232 inmates that are not yet qualified for release programs. A variety of in-house programs are provided for those inmates unable to participate in release programs. There is a twelve bed temporary lock-up unit which is utilized for inmates from REECC as well as Milwaukee Women's Correctional Center.

Center Philosophy and Goals

At Robert E. Ellsworth Correctional Center we strive to provide a safe and secure setting for the surrounding communities and those incarcerated in the center. We also work to prepare the inmates for reintegration into the community. Programs are offered to the inmates that will give them the skills to become productive members of society upon their release. Inmates are provided skills to allow them an alternative lifestyle to the one that caused their incarceration.

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12/22/06