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At 2,500 signatures it’s printed, with the count by county, and delivered to the offices of Iowa state legislators and the governor — and their answer is posted here.
Nearly everyone in prison comes home. We ask Iowa to make every prison an accredited place to learn — job training and education that end in a recognized credential, open to everyone held there. A RAND review of decades of studies found people who took part in prison education had 43% lower odds of returning to prison than those who didn't, and that it can save money by keeping people from coming back.
Sources for the facts above: RAND, Evaluating the Effectiveness of Correctional Education (2013)