Other crews work for the Arizona State Parks Department at the Karchner Caverns located in Benson, Arizona. There are seventeen crews that work on site, either inside or outside of the secure perimeter, at the Santa Rita garden, Solar Industries and the fence project. With these funds, inmates are paid to work at jobs ranging from labor crews which clean the yard, rake rocks and mow lawns, to semi-skilled and skilled jobs such as clerical, barber and maintenance jobs. Inmates may also work half a day and attend vocational education classes half a day for which they also receive WIPP wages. These inmates are classified as skilled to highly technical, depending on the job involved.
Most positions require a background in computer, silk screen, painting or metal fabrication.
There are also classes offered to the inmate population via the cable television system which are now being formalized. G. F. Services offers a monolingual Spanish program, as well as the traditional English program. 4 one day. M-Z Yard 1 next day with alternating weeks. Contact Santa Rita visitation for details and for holiday schedule.