Well managed correctional facility with reduced idleness and reduced costs. A 1996 report from the Federal Bureau of Prisons, concerning a studyof 7000 offenders, 8-12 years after release, produced two statistically significant conclusions. Such inmates require training to prepare them for work. Types of Prison Industry Four types of prison industry are in operation in various states. An example of this type is the hotel reservation system of Best Western International.
Inmates receive the same starting salary as agents on the outside.
They benefit from the same employee incentive programs. Best Western trains, equips, and supervises its employees. State Use Industries. Here the state operates an industry and sells its products, usually to a restricted government market. It produces items from gloves and eyeglasses to equipment for environmental testing and guided missile propulsion.