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Nebraska inmates build skills through manufacturing jobs

9/1/10 Lincoln Journal Star—Cornhusker State Industries "is a $12 million a year business that employs about 12 percent of the state prison population, provides services for the prison system and markets products such as furniture and houses to government and nonprofit agencies. The first goal of CSI is training, teaching work habits and skills to help inmates succeed in the outside world. Nebraska's overall recidivism rate is about 25 percent. That means one-fourth of all inmates return to prison within three years. But fewer than 15 percent of people working in CSI for at least six months come back within three years."

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Author(s)

Nancy Hicks

Date

9/1/10

State

Nebraska

Source

Lincoln Journal Star

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