Black River Correctional Center

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Mr. David Andraska, Superintendent

W6898 E. Staffon Rd
Black River Falls, WI 54615-6426
Phone: (715) 333-5681
FAX (715) 333-2708

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.

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.