Section 201.37.1. Mission and function.

Iowa state industries, which is established by Iowa Code chapter 904, consists of a policy board, a director, and manufacturing, farming, surplus and private sector work programs. Each business is entirely self-funded and receives no state appropriation.

         37.1(1) The mission of Iowa state industries is to employ staff and offenders who are dedicated to providing exceptional service, reasonable prices and quality products.

         37.1(2) Iowa state industries is charged with making available to offenders of the state correctional institutions opportunities for work in meaningful jobs that will ensure the offenders’ chances of a successful return to society as law-abiding and self-supporting members of the community upon the offenders’ release. Iowa state industries is further charged with enabling offenders to work in order to provide financial assistance to their dependents, make restitution, pay the cost of board and maintenance in a correctional institution, and accumulate savings upon their eventual return to the community.