Columbia Correctional Institution
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Columbia Correctional Institution, or CCI, is a males-only maximum-security correctional facility located in Portage, Wisconsin (USA).
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[edit] Quick Facts
- Opened in 1986
- Originally designed and built to house 450 inmates
- Count as of February 2007 - 850
- Overcrowded to the point where some inmates are forced to sleep on the floor
- 12 total housing units - 6 general population, 2 SMU (Special Management Unit [psych]), 2 segregation, 1 barracks, 1 R&O (Reception & Orientation)
- 110 acres
[edit] Current Administration
As of February 2007 -
- Warden: Gregory Grams
- Deputy Warden: Marc Clements
- Security Director: Janel Nickel
- Administrative Captain: Dylon Radtke
[edit] High-Profile Residents
Some locally notorious individuals who have been incarcerated at CCI include:
- Filamon Amaro
- Jesse Anderson - Deceased
- Kim Brown
- Jeffrey Dahmer - Deceased
- James Oswald
- Christopher Scarver
[edit] External Links
- Columbia Correctional Institution
- CCI Annual Report - 2005
- Photos - CCI During Construction >>> Note - The top right photograph is backwards. The control door in all housing units "out back" is located on the right, not the left.
- Wisconsin Department of Corrections
- WIDOC DAI Annual Report - 2005 >>> Note - The staff to inmate ratio cited for CCI does not accurately reflect the actual ratio "out back". The correct figure is closer to two staff for every 80 inmates.
- Prison Talk - Wisconsin Subforum