GREEN BAY, WI (WTAQ-WLUK) – Nearly a dozen Sanger Powers Correctional Center inmates now have certificates to help find jobs after they are released.
Eleven minimum-security inmates completed an Industrial Maintenance Certificate program at Northeast Wisconsin Technical College.
The 14-week training will help graduates provide maintenance on industrial machinery.
The inmates were able to attend classes at NWTC and some may even start work-study programs until their release.
Department of Corrections secretary Cathy Jess tells FOX 11 it’s a great partnership.
“A great way to prepare these men to get into the community and re-enter into the community and become productive citizens, get a good job, a good paying job to support their families and to support them.”
Officials hope this program will keep incarcerations rates down.
