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Feds Hire New CEO for Prisons’ $1M Profit Program
Attorney General Loretta E. Lynch has announced the hiring of Gary Simpson as the new CEO of Federal Prison Industries (FPI), the Bureau of Prisons’ largest and most successful reentry program.
According to Lynch, FPI ‘remains the Bureau of Prisons’ largest and most successful reentry program, helping men and women find a new sense of purpose and develop concrete skills that they can bring back to their communities.’
Lynch praised Simpson, an expert in manufacturing operations with 28 years of experience at Procter and Gamble, for spearheading a business transformation plan to expand FPI’s activities using a business model that results in no costs to taxpayers.
‘I’m honored for the opportunity to lead Federal Prison Industries through this transformative period,’ Simpson said. ‘For more than 80 years, FPI has provided job skills training to federal inmates and helped prepare them to return to their respective communities.’
FPI is a voluntary industrial work program that operates as a wholly owned government corporation and provides job skills training to almost 12,000 federal inmates. Research has shown that participants in the program are 24 percent less likely to reoffend and are 14 percent more likely to obtain employment upon release from custody.
The hiring of Simpson is part of the Justice Department’s efforts to ensure that FPI remains a viable program in which federal offenders become productive, law-abiding citizens. FPI generates over $1 million in earnings per year from the sale of inmate-produced goods to federal agencies, with the Department of Defense being the chief source of business.
With Simpson at the helm, FPI is poised to continue its mission of providing job skills training and preparing federal inmates for life after prison, and the Justice Department is hopeful that the program will continue to experience success in reducing recidivism rates and helping offenders reintegrate into society.
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Key Facts
- State: Federal
- Category: Human Trafficking
- Source: DOJ Press Release â†â€â€
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