North Central Correctional Facility
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The North Central Correctional Facility is a minimum security institution located in the Calhoun County
community of Rockwell City, Iowa
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the institution has about 107 staff members and approximately 475 inmates. The North Central Correctional Facility houses mainly low risk offenders. It offers a variety of educational services, and has contracted with a community college to provide services. Some of the educational services include helping inmates earn their GED
s, special education, and a self study program in 120 subject areas. Substance abuse programs are provided for inmates with such problems. The facility offers a number of work programs for inmates both on and off the grounds of the facility. Many offenders at the institution participate in the Leader Dog program for the Lions Club, in which the dogs are trained by offenders in becoming seeing-eye dogs for the blind. There are jobs that provide on-the-job training in welding, woodwork, master gardening, horse care, plumbing, and others.
Calhoun County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,867 in the county, with a population density of . There were 5,108 housing units, of which 4,242 were occupied.-2000 census:...
community of Rockwell City, Iowa
Rockwell City, Iowa
Rockwell City is a city in Calhoun County, Iowa, United States. The population was 2,264 at the 2000 census. It is the county seat of Calhoun County.-Geography:Rockwell City is located at ....
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the institution has about 107 staff members and approximately 475 inmates. The North Central Correctional Facility houses mainly low risk offenders. It offers a variety of educational services, and has contracted with a community college to provide services. Some of the educational services include helping inmates earn their GED
GED
General Educational Development tests are a group of five subject tests which, when passed, certify that the taker has American or Canadian high school-level academic skills...
s, special education, and a self study program in 120 subject areas. Substance abuse programs are provided for inmates with such problems. The facility offers a number of work programs for inmates both on and off the grounds of the facility. Many offenders at the institution participate in the Leader Dog program for the Lions Club, in which the dogs are trained by offenders in becoming seeing-eye dogs for the blind. There are jobs that provide on-the-job training in welding, woodwork, master gardening, horse care, plumbing, and others.