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Prison reform advocates say incarcerated individuals have been devastated by last month’s killings of two staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary. The tragedy has shaken both Department of Corrections and employees and inmates, many of whom knew the victims personally and continue to mourn them.
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The leader of the labor union representing Iowa corrections officers says a proposed budget increase for next year is not enough to provide safe working conditions in Iowa prisons.
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The coronavirus is tearing through Iowa's prisons, infecting more than 3,000 people and upending regular operations. So far, nine deaths have been linked to the outbreaks, which are spreading rapidly as the state's overall case numbers grow exponentially.
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Inmates at the state prison in Newton are expected to finish building the first two houses in a new construction program by the end of the year, while a…
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The head of the Iowa Department of Corrections briefed Gov. Reynolds today on an increase in violent crime in the state that he called shocking.…
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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…
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After nearly 42 years serving Iowa and Michigan prison systems, Iowa State Penitentiary Warden Nick Ludwick retires January 30. On retirement"I've been…
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$34,113 a year. That's the average annual amount the I0wa Department of Corrections spends per inmate according to an audit of DOC institutions from 2011…
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Note: this was originally published on October 20th, 2015.One year and nine months after the completion of the new Iowa State Penitentiary, more than 500…
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In August, more than 500 of Iowa’s most dangerous offenders were moved into the new $166 million Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison. The new facility…