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Site Description: Iowa InnerChange Freedom Initiative

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This is PF USA’s second replication using the name InnerChange Freedom Initiative (IFI). PF USA opened its first IFI Unit in Houston, Texas, in April 1997. Operating from Unit ‘E’ at the Newton Correctional Facility (NCF), situated 35 miles east of Des Moines, IFI Iowa occupies part of the NCF, a long term, medium security, male prison, with a total population of around 750 inmates.

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What is restorative justice?

Restorative justice is a theory of justice that emphasizes repairing the harm caused or revealed by criminal behaviour. It is best accomplished through cooperative processes that include all stakeholders.

Practices and programs reflecting restorative purposes will respond to crime by: (a) identifying and taking steps to repair harm, (b) involving all  stakeholders, and (c) transforming the traditional relationship between communities and their governments in responding to crime. more