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| Judge urges firms to employ ex-prisoners |
| By Des Moines Register |
| Published: 01/17/2008 |
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IOWA - Like most federal judges, Robert Pratt doesn't do many public service announcements. In fact, before Wednesday, he hadn't done any. But he was eager to do this one. It's a television spot asking companies to participate in the I-80 Re-entry Job Expo on Feb. 28 at the Polk County Convention Complex. From his bench in Des Moines, Pratt sees the numbers. He watches the new prisons sprout up around the state like Kum & Go shops. Some quick facts from the Iowa Department of Corrections: Almost 9,000 prisoners are now in the system; almost 3,000 more are expected by 2016. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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