Arizona Correctional Industries

ORGANIZATIONAL OVERVIEW
Arizona Correctional Industries reports to the Support Services Division Director of the Department of Corrections.

Structured along the lines of a traditional private enterprise, ACI industries and related activities comprise five units:

Administrative Services: The Administrative Services Unit provides support for all administrative functions of the division including all matters related to planning, personnel, legal affairs, and public information.

Business Development: The ACI Business Development Unit has Primary responsibility for the development and maintenance of Prison Industry/Private Sector or Governmental Partnerships. These ACI Partnerships provide for the use of inmate labor in the manufacture of goods and/or production of services. The ACI Business Development Unit administers and manages the division's Partnership Programs by developing contracts and monitoring compliance with strict laws, rules and regulations.

Finance and Accounting: The Finance and Accounting Bureau is assigned specific responsibility for ACI's financial and support functions, including: accounting, information technology, purchasing, materials management, and cost and inventory control.

Sales/Marketing/Customer Service: The Marketing, Sales and Customer Service Bureau has responsibility for the overall activities associated with generating business and providing customer service. The bureau operates with a staff of six sales representatives and a customer service unit.

Operations: The Manufacturing Operations Bureau is divided into three geographic regions. Each Region Operations Manager is responsible for all ACI manufacturing and production facilities and activities located within their region. The Operations Bureau Administrator and Region Operations Managers work closely and in full partnership with Prison administrators and their institutional staff located throughout the state.

ACI ADVISORY BOARD
In conjunction with its formal organizational structure, ACI's business and financial operations are periodically reviewed by the ACI Board of Directors.

MISSION/CORE VALUES
To create opportunities for offenders to develop marketable skills and good work habits through enterprises that produce quality products and services for our customers while achieving our revenue, profit and inmate work increase objectives.

Who We Are:

• We are a unique self-funded business within the Arizona Department of Corrections.
• We are honest, hardworking, and dependable.
• We have the highest Ethical Standards and we always seek to do the right thing.
• We enjoy our work and celebrate our achievements.

What We Do:

• We employ inmates so they can learn and be productive.
• We provide a safe and secure environment for all of our workers.
• We strive to constantly improve.
• We are accountable for our actions.
• We make a difference EVERY DAY.

How We Do It::

• We provide a positive learning experience for all of our workers.
• We balance our home and business life.
• We continually strive to improve our quality focusing on Lean Continuous improvement.
• We are passionately involved in making the customer happy.