Green Bay Correctional Institution

Green Bay Correctional Institution
Location Green Bay, Wisconsin, U.S.
Coordinates 44°28′16″N 88°02′17″W / 44.471°N 88.038°W / 44.471; -88.038Coordinates: 44°28′16″N 88°02′17″W / 44.471°N 88.038°W / 44.471; -88.038
Status Operational
Security class Maximum
Capacity 749 males (operating)
Population 1,062 males (daily average) (as of FY 2015[1])
Opened August 31, 1898
Managed by Wisconsin Department of Corrections
Director

William Pollard

Wisconsin State Reformatory
Location SE corner of Riverside Dr. and SR 172, Allouez, Wisconsin
Area 29 acres (11.7 ha)[1]
Architectural style Italianate, Romanesque
NRHP Reference # 90000641[2]

Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) is an adult male maximum-security correctional facility operated by the Wisconsin Department of Corrections Division of Adult Institutions in Allouez, Wisconsin. The prison is located along the east bank of the Fox River. The prison was originally known as the Wisconsin State Reformatory (WSR). In 1972, WSR became an adult male, maximum-security prison. The name was changed to the Green Bay Correctional Institution (GBCI) on July 1, 1979.

It was listing on the National Register of Historic Places as the "Wisconsin State Reformatory" in 1990.

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References

  1. 1 2 Annual Report Fiscal Year 2015 (PDF) (Report). Green Bay Correctional Institution. Retrieved 10 March 2016.
  2. ↑ National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.


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