3. IN AN AVERAGE YEAR,
the Indiana Department of Correction
returns 1,200 inmates to Allen County.
UNFORTUNATELY
more than 1 out of 3
end up back in prison in
less than a year.
more than 1 out of 3
Indiana’s 2008 recidivism rate was 37.4%
Indiana Department of Correction
4. FROM 1973 TO 2009,
AMERICA’S PRISON
POPULATION
GREW
SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States
5. SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States
1 10
0
in
American adults
are behind bars.
6. SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States
1 3
6
in
American adults
on probation,
or on parole.
are incarcerated,
7. SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States
Nationally,
state spending on
corrections is an
estimated
8. SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States, 2008
ON AVERAGE, IT COSTS
to keep a person in prisonto keep a person in prison
$28,816 per year
9. $28,816 per year
SOURCE: The Pew Center on the States, 2008
WHAT IF for less than 3% of that cost
we could bring people out of the darkness?
10. THE CAREER ACADEMY
OPPORTUNITY STAFFING
JOB SKILLS TRAINING
CAREER DEVELOPMENT
VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES
COMPUTER LABnetworking
financial literacy
alumni relationsmen’s group
WOMEN’S GROUP
running club
urban garden
CLOTHING BANK
respect
support
RESUMES
trust
11. OUR MISSION STATEMENT
The mission of Blue Jacket, Inc. is to provide
the tools and opportunities to adult ex-offenders
to be productive members of society.
12. LEARN HOW YOU CAN HELP
or in other ways.
as a scholarship donor,
an employer partner,
a community partner,
a classroom volunteer,
a clothing donor,
