Brad Hompe Has Experience Running Prisons

During a long and distinguished career with the state of Wisconsin’s Department of Corrections (WI-DOC), Brad Hompe has performed nearly every job available in a prison environment. Therefore, it should not surprise anyone that Brad, who currently serves as a Corrections Complaint Examiner and Investigator for WI-DOC, is considered something of an expert in most areas of prison and jail operations.

It is the case that Brad Hompe has provided a wide variety of services in prisons and jails throughout Wisconsin and nationally, including as a prison staff employee, as a jail inspector, and as an instructor and trainer. Brad’s level of expertise comes from experience. He has been heavily involved in all aspects of jail operations, from jail and prison planning and design all the way through the development of jail and prison policies in all areas, including use of force, training and evaluation and incident management programs. He also has expertise when it comes to food service, sanitation and maintenance, classification and supervision and even fire safety. He’s done almost everything a prison or jail employee can, so he’s seen and done nearly everything at one point or another.

Lots of corrections experience for Brad Hompe

With several decades of work in the corrections field, Brad Hompe has worked in increasingly challenging roles since beginning his dedicated career in the industry -- the only career he has immersed himself within in his adult life. This professional currently works with the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI-DOC) as a Corrections Complaints Examiner/Investigator. However, long before this role, he began at the bottom of the totem pole. His work has allowed him to move up gradually to one of the leading experts in Wisconsin whose wisdom is often sought for training events and speaking engagements. He also has provided consultation nationally at other jail and prison systems.

Brad Hompe has worked with the WI-DOC since 1995 in a variety of roles -- roles that followed police and firefighting work as well, demonstrating a strong commitment to public service. His WI-DOC positions have been within compliance as a Detention Facilities Specialist, also known as a Jail Inspector; within executive leadership as a Warden and Deputy Warden; and within management in roles such as Unit Manager, Captain, Lieutenant, Corrections Officer and Sergeant. His positions took on additional responsibilities and also reflected more rank within the department in his 20+ years within corrections.

The Brad Hompe Experience

He is currently a Corrections Complaint Examiner and Investigator for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections (WI-DOC), but Brad Hompe wasn’t just placed into that position. He has an enormous amount of experience when it comes to the operation of jails and prisons. Brad has worked as a prison staff employee, but he has also worked as a jail inspector, an instructor and trainer.

Brad Hompe has long been considered a top-notch expert when it comes to prison operations. That expertise comes from his experience in all aspects of jail operations, including jail and prison planning and design, policy development, including use of force, the development and implementation of training and evaluation and incident management. In addition to leading the development and implementation of corrections programs, Brad has provided a wide range of services in prisons and jails throughout Wisconsin and nationally.

Throughout his tenure with WI-DOC, Brad Hompe has done almost everything. Prior to becoming a warden, he worked his way up from his humble beginnings as a corrections officer and rising to Sergeant, Lieutenant, Captain, unit manager and deputy warden. He also has a significant amount of education, starting with a Bachelor's Degree in criminal justice and psychology from Winona State University in Minnesota and a Master’s Degree in Public Administration (MPA) from the Oshkosh branch of the University of Wisconsin. He also has law enforcement certifications from schools in Wisconsin and Minnesota, and he received a Firefighter I certification from Southwest Technical College in Fennimore, Wisconsin.