About IPI

The manufacturing arms of IPI are located at 6 of Iowa's state prisons:

• Anamosa: Welding, wood, chemicals, printing, braille, license tags, signs, filters
• Fort Madison: Dorm furniture, wood, textiles, tourism, refinishing
• Mitchellville: Chairs, upholstery, modular systems, picture frames, chemicals, plastics, textiles, embroidery, garment printing
• Mount Pleasant: Dorm furniture
• Newton: Canteen
• Rockwell City: Prison cells, welding, assembly

Additionally, IPI manages the Federal surplus operations and supervises approximately 100 offenders in move and install activities around the state. IPI farms are located around the state and employ offenders in various farm activities such as row crop and livestock work programs.

Private Sector Work Programs are available to offenders that are scheduled for release in three years or less. This special program operates under the Bureau of Justice, PIE Program and allows private companies to employ offenders in various work programs. The offender earns a prevailing wage that ranges between $7.00 and $11.00 per hour. The offender may keep no more than 20% of their wages. The private employer provides all training and in many cases have offered jobs to the offenders upon release.

In total, IPI employs over 700 offenders daily in one of our work programs, accounting for over 1 million hours of inmate work 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. The public is welcome to attend any meeting to better understand how they might play a role in inmate rehabilitation.