corrections

The Iowa Department of Corrections has been rolling out a new policy in the past year aimed at addressing racial disparities in the state’s prison…

On a rainy May morning, Joshua Goemaat was painting the ceiling of a small building just down a hill from the Newton Correctional Release Center, where…

Racial profiling by Iowa law enforcement was under discussion Tuesday at the annual Summit on Justice and Disparities, sponsored by the NAACP. The…

The Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison is home to more than 300 of Iowa's most dangerous inmates, or otherwise known as "lifers." Hundreds of other…

The recidivism rate for ex-offenders is significantly lower when they find employment after they leave prison. But getting hired can be difficult for…

A recent report from the Iowa Department of Human Rights indicates the number of inmates in Iowa will increase by four thousand in 10 years. The report…

The President's order to protect five million undocumented immigrants from deportation has been welcomed by some, condemned by others.This hour, we get a…

Kelley Page saw his e-cigarette store as the new chapter in his life. So it stung that much more when it was taken away because of his past.The Des Moines…

In Fort Madison, 550 inmates were scheduled to be transferred to a new $132 million state maximum security prison - that was three months ago.The move has…

Today we listen back to a show, part of Iowa Public Radio's corrections series last summer, about what it is like to grow old and die in prison.We hear…