Welcome to the State of California, Prison Industry Authority

CALPIA Mission & Vision


Mission Statement

The mission of CALPIA is to support the California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation public safety mission.

Goals & Objectives

To achieve its future vision, CALPIA has established four main strategic and business goals:

Achieve Self-Sufficiency
Build Inmate Success
Exceed Customer Expectations
Promote and Support California Prison Industry Authority

Core Values

  • Customer Focused -- Be the provider of choice for services and products by meeting customers' expectations for quality, cost, and time.
  • Self-Sufficiency -- Ensure all our enterprises add to our profitability and inmate skills.
  • Team Work -- Work as a team to ensure success by implementing a participative management style, and being dedicated and committed to our goals.
  • Integrity -- Conduct ourselves professionally, achieving the highest ethical standards, and extend our conduct to the humane management of inmates.
  • Responsibility -- Take responsibility for our actions and the consequences of all our programs and ensure that the effects of our program are well documented.
  • Collaboration -- Work with other inmate and parolee programs to ensure that they maximize opportunities for public safety.
  • Staff Well-Being -- Foster an environment that supports professional development and personal health of all staff, including inmates.
  • Innovativeness -- Develop work and training programs that will provide more opportunities to help inmates prepare for re-entry into society.

Quality Principles

We implement our Quality Policy through:

  • Customer Focus
  • Leadership
  • Involvement of People
  • Process Approach
  • System Approach
  • Continual Improvement
  • Factual Approach to Decision Making
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