HIRE Challenge

•  More than 20,000 ex-offenders are released from Indiana prisons each year
•  Over 1/3 return to prison within three years – rates increase to 60% when individuals remain unemployed
•  The estimated incarceration cost to taxpayers is $20,000 per year, per inmate, the average time served is 7.8 years in Indiana

YTD 2018

• HIRE Success

  •  99% Statewide Participant Retention Rate
  •  Businesses Engaged Statewide: 1,332
  •  Average Hourly Rate: $11.31
  •  Total Placements: 2018 = 2,440
  •  Program Placements Overall: 12,880

• HIRE Statistics

  •  55% of participants entering the program possessed a High School Diploma or Equivalency
  •  24% of participants entering the program possessed more than 12 years education
  •  82% of program participants are male / 18% are female
  •  46.4% of job placements were in a production environment and 14.8% were placed in a food service/restaurant environment
  •  28.7% of participants are referred while on parole
  •  26.8% of participants were referred by Community Corrections / 14.7% from our WorkOne Offices
  •  Other participant placements included opportunities in Warehouse, Construction and Customer Service

For more information on qualifying for the HIRE program connect to a region coordinator using the phone numbers listed or click here to send an email.