BSI
Showroom and Business Office
Located at 3099 East Washington Avenue, the business office is the
administrative hub of Badger State Industries. Administrative staff
supports the prison industry program with management, financial,
purchasing, technical and order expediting services. Feel free
to call if you have questions or comments! |
Directions
to 3099 East Washington Ave. (PDF)
| The
Badger State Industries showroom adjoins the business office.
It's open to the public between 7:45 and 4:30 and is filled with
Industries products. Come check it out, see just how ergonomic
a
chair can be. Please call ahead for an appointment. 3099 E. Washington
is also the home of BSI's customer support staff which includes
courteous
and
well
qualified
sales,
marketing and customer service team. Systems
Furniture staff also work from this office, some providing state
agency customers with interior layout and design services and others
providing systems furniture installation services. The new and
successful Transition program is based in the Madison office but
works with inmates from all over the state. With burgeoning prison
populations and the Governor directing us to
employ more
inmates, we have to find more ways to put inmates to work in meaningful,
productive jobs that benefit the citizens of Wisconsin. |
Prison
Industries
Under the umbrella of Correctional Enterprises, Badger State Industries
currently operates 15 industries within 11 correctional facilities.
Click on this link for a map
of industries and locations. We manufacture license plates
for the DOT as well as smaller municipalities. We manufacture
a large
selection of furnishings for offices, classrooms, libraries, public
facilities, dining areas, and institutions. BSI also operates
three
printing facilities, a screenprint shop and a state-of-the-art
signage operation. And, we have 2 textile shops that sew a growing
line
of garments, mattresses, and other sewn products. Finally BSI provides
laundry services to a variety of agencies. All of
these operations employ inmate workers, providing them with training,
a sense of accomplishment and a small income. Prison industries
work!
Under the same umbrella are correctional farms and community service
projects. Correctional farms, in four locations, raise dairy cattle,
produce dairy products for inmate consumption and feed
steers for resale. Community service projects can take many forms.
Ongoing projects include wheelchair recycling and computer
recycling. The latter project has grown from one location
to four in 6 years. |
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