(Radio Iowa) – Residents of Waterloo and Cedar Falls are hoping a new housing plan will end a cycle of some citizens continually returning to prison. Recent data from the Iowa Department of Corrections says that the recidivism rate for Black Hawk County is the second highest in the state at nearly 37 percent. Waterloo psychiatrist Tom Eachus (EEK-us) says finding housing is a big part of the problem.

Eachus and others have formed the Cedar Valley Housing Corporation, which has proposed a new 24-unit apartment complex in Waterloo designated for those getting out of prison.

The complex will also provide counseling services.