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Prosecutors sought to poke holes in new testimony presented in court Tuesday in the case of Cristhian Bahena Rivera. His attorneys want another trial after new evidence surfaced related to the 2018 death of Mollie Tibbetts.
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Scott County officials have deemed the deadly shooting of a Black man by a police in Bettendorf in February legally "justified." It's among the latest killings of Black men by officers in Iowa.
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The Iowa Department of Corrections has hired a new chief of security, following the killings of two prison staffers, allegedly at the hands of two inmates. Multiple investigations into the deadly attack are ongoing; further changes to prison operations are expected to follow.
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The Iowa Department of Human Rights is adding another group under its juvenile justice division.
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Prison officials have made a number of changes in the wake of the killings of two staffers by two inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in March. While some steps may prove temporary while investigations are conducted, advocates are concerned that the attack could lead to a broader rollback of opportunities behind bars.
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Inmates from across all 9\nine of Iowa's prisons have donated more than $11,000 to memorial funds for the families of two staffers killed by two inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in March. The amount is significant for people making well below a dollar an hour for their work.
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A small crowd gathered at the Pappajohn Sculpture Park in downtown Des Moines Tuesday night in response to Minneapolis Police Officer Derek Chauvin’s conviction for the murder of George Floyd.
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One Iowa lawmaker hopes people don’t see the guilty verdicts against former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin as the end of the fight for racial justice.
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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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Iowa City’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission resumed its operations Thursday night, after a temporary suspension put in place by city officials was lifted. At the same time, local Black Lives Matter activists held an organizing meeting for their own Peoples Truth & Reckoning Commission.