Fact sheet, GCI industries, 2019

FACT SHEET
GCI INDUSTRIES

2019

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER CHRIS TILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Georgia Correctional Industries is an integral part of the Georgia Department of Corrections employing approximately 1,000 offenders. During their incarceration, offenders are provided opportunities to enhance key attributes needed to obtain employment upon release. Georgia Correctional Industries plays a valuable role in this process by providing
job opportunities within one of our three divisions: Manufacturing, Food Service and Agribusiness.
GCI positively impacts offenders' lives through the goods and services we provide. GCI Produces over 10,000 different products with annual sales over $39 million (FY 18).

MANUFACTURING

OPERATIONS
Georgia Correctional Industries (GCI) is committed to mentoring and developing offenders with marketable job skills needed to become productive citizens.

Autry State Prison

Phillips State Prison

Shoes

Printing & Binding

Boots

Pulaski State Prison

Central State Prison

Garments

Garments

Smith/GA State Prison

Linens

Signs & Decals

Colony Farms

Sign Recycling

Screen Printing

Paint

Garments

Panel Systems

Decatur Office

Telfair State Prison

Engraving

Motor Vehicle Tags

Trophies

Mattress & Pillows

Awards

Valdosta State Prison

Dodge State Prison

Cleaning &

Wood Furniture

Maintenance Chemicals

Picnic Tables

Soaps

Hancock State Prison

Walker State Prison

Embroidery

Metal Furnishings

Garments

File Cabinets

Linens

Grills

Hays State Prison

High Security Items

Optics

Washington State Prison

Lee Arrendale State Prison Garments

Offender Package

Linens

Program

Socks

Montgomery State Prison

Upholstered Furniture

Reupholstery

GCI Programs - Benefit All of Us: Reduces ... Idle time during incarceration Provides ... Certified job skills for offenders Savings ... To the taxpayers of Georgia Employs ... Georgia citizens throughout the state,
including ex-offenders, where able
Our customers come from all sectors of the public, including: Corrections Education Food Service Health Care Parks & Recreation Public Safety Transportation

FACT SHEET
GCI INDUSTRIES

2019

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER CHRIS TILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

FOOD & FARM OPERATIONS
GCI Food & Farm programs produce 42% (FY 18) of the food items utilized within the offender menu; with products privileged to carry the Georgia Grown Label. Production facilities include dairy, meat and egg processing units, cannery, and grist mill. Emphasis is placed on efficient farm operations, distribution, warehousing, and food preparation. Major production enterprises include beef, pork, milk, fruits and vegetables, eggs, grits, and corn meal.
FOOD SERVICES
Provides male and female offenders the following menu choices: regular, alternative entree program (religious diet program) and medically prescribed diets. 39,553,392 (FY18) offender meals are prepared and served annually.
RUTLAND CAFETERIA, STATE OFFICES AT TIFT COLLEGE GDC HQ (FORSYTH)
Provides on-site food service to training, cadets, staff and visitors. Total meals served 153,421 (FY18) Cadet meals served 122,702 (FY18)

FOOD DISTRIBUTION UNIT
(MILLEDGEVILLE)
Meat processing, warehousing and distribution unit for statewide food service operations Processed 3.25 million pounds of beef and
chicken products (FY18) Average monthly distribution of food and
supplies $1.8 million
FARM OPERATIONS
Each year, GCI's agriculture programs provide the opportunity for more than 300 offenders to work in farm operations located across the state.
Lee Arrendale State Prison Farm, Alto, GA - 596 acres Swine Unit: 150 sow farrow-to-finish Beef Unit: 125 head cow/calf On-site feed mill: 30,000-bushel storage capacity
Dooly State Prison Farm, Unadilla, GA - 125 acres Vegetable, fruit and row crop operation
Joe Kennedy Farm, Lyons, GA - 2,600 acres Offender labor provided by Montgomery State
Prison and Women's Probation Detention Center Gristmill (grits and cornmeal) Average 1,600 head of background steer and
heifers annually 100 head of brood cows Row crops: corn, double-cropped soybeans, wheat,
cotton and winter grazing grasses On-site feed mill with over 60,000-bushel storage
capacity
Middle Georgia Farm, Milledgeville, Wrightsville and Davisboro, GA - 1,100 acres Beef Unit: 500 head brood cows Winter grazing grasses for livestock
Montgomery State Prison Farm, Mount Vernon, GA 65 acres Egg production facility, fresh and frozen egg
products 115,000 hen laying operation On-site feed mill with 65,000-bushel storage
capacity

FACT SHEET
GCI INDUSTRIES

2019

TIMOTHY C. WARD COMMISSIONER CHRIS TILLER EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Rogers State Prison Farm, Reidsville, GA - 9,400 acres Beef unit: 1,200 head of brood cows Pork unit: 450 sow farrow-to-finish operations Dairy unit: Average 175 cows milked daily Canned Vegetable Unit: carrots, collards, kale, Irish
potatoes, rutabagas, sweet potatoes, squash and turnips Fresh Vegetable Unit: cabbage, broccoli, greens, watermelon, cantaloupe, cucumbers, tomatoes, squash, sweet corn, and bell peppers Row Crops: corn, cotton, soy beans, wheat and winter grazing grasses On-site feed mill with over 150,000-bushel storage capacity Two food processing units - canning & dairy

EMERGENCY RESPONSE
CAPABILITIES
GCI is privileged to have our own emergency response equipment allowing GCI to respond when needed. This equipment is used for the following:
Kitchen Construction projects GDC emergencies such as loss of power, water or
other resources State of emergencies to support the needs of the
Georgia Emergency Management Agency or other agencies
GCI's emergency response equipment includes:
Two mobile kitchens with the ability to feed up to 1,700 people
One mobile kitchen with the ability to feed up to 450 people
Two prep trailers with the ability to support the mobile kitchens
Two generators One 6,500-gallon water tanker for potable water