We guarantee the work and will make repairs as long as a year after delivery. Our products are produced in such a way that if there is a concern with any component, we can trace it back to the inmate who worked on that piece of the product. When offenders are engaged in meaningful work, they are less likely to end up back in prison. While some inmates are spending their days on OPI products, another 1,000 inmates are doing community services. Since this initiative started in 1991, inmates have contributed more than 1 million hours of service to Ohio communities.
Most offenders accomplish the service behind prison walls.
Those who have reached a supervision level where they can work in the community under observation of DRC staff, return to the prison at the end of the day. This is just a glimpse of the work initiatives in progress throughout DRC prisons. Another 19,853 inmates are involved in work assignments inside prisons to help hold down the expense of operating them. These inmates prepare meals, make repairs, do cleaning and office work. More than 917 inmates work on prison farms raising crops and animals to keep the cost of feeding prisoners to a minimum.