The questionnaires also gathered information regarding skill certification, job placement, and employability training status; post-release employment and recidivism tracking; and methods of improving inmates' chances of postrelease employment. Results demonstrated that the most common industries are furniture manufacturing; license tags and signs; garment, textile, and upholstery; printing; and various agricultural enterprises. Of the 37 participants that specified their markets, 43 percent indicated governmental use only, 24 percent reported government and nonprofit organizations, and 27 reported selling products on the open market as well. The total inmate workforce is 50,737 in the 46 States. Issues needing further attention include the needs for life skills training to aid the transition after release, a focus on the work ethic as the main goal of prison industries, and increased resources to conduct the preparatory programs that are often underfunded. Survey instrument, verbatim comments from respondents, and 9 references