Iowa Prison Industries (IPI) is the job training program within the
Iowa Department of Corrections, providing offenders with the opportunity for Building Brighter Futures.
IPI’s work training programs are one of the most successful programs in reducing recidivism – the likelihood that a released individual will return to prison. Since more than 90% of Iowa’s incarcerated inmates will eventually be released, the training programs of IPI are vital to the safety and security of Iowa.
IPI is 100% self-funding and relies on the sales of our products and services to fund these valuable offender training programs. IPI’s programs and services are only available to purchase by governmental agencies, school districts, non-profit groups and employees of these organizations.
IPI’s work training programs consist of
Traditional Industries, IPI Farms and Private Sector Work Programs. In total, IPI trains over 700 offenders daily in one of our work programs, accounting for over one million hours of training in the course of a year.
Iowa Prison Industries has an
Advisory Board consisting of private citizens representing banking, education, agriculture, labor, voc-education and one member of the parole board. Board meetings are held quarterly.
For more information on IPI, please visit the full IPI website at www.iaprisonind.com.