Making an Impact Today
To Change Tomorrow
Our Mission
EqualizeUs is a nonprofit organization dedicated to providing financial assistance to low-level offenders who are unable to post bail and are being held in Iowa correctional facilities. Our mission is to reduce the financial burden on taxpayers by bailing out individuals who are incarcerated for minor offenses and whose release will not pose a threat to public safety.
With a total population of 3,200,517 in Iowa, there are currently 22,823 people being held in correctional facilities, with an average annual cost of $39,891.33 per inmate. This amounts to $109.29 per inmate per day, which is an unnecessary expense for nonviolent offenders.
EqualizeUs aims to bail out 692 individuals who have a single, non-violent offense on their record. The cost to bail an individual out is approximately $350, which is significantly less than the cost to keep them in jail.
Our goal is to reduce the number of first-time, low-level offenders who are incarcerated. By doing so, we hope to create a safer, more just, and more equitable society for everyone.