Prison

A Polk County judge ruled that Pieper Lewis will remain on probation after escaping from a residential facility last November.

There's a long history of music making in prisons, but each program tends to be grassroots and unique.

Iowa is the only state without a compassionate release program for people in prison. That’s why a new report comparing state programs ranks Iowa at the bottom.

Inmates in Iowa prisons will now receive only copies of their personal mail. But some across the state, including attorneys and the loved ones of inmates, say they’re concerned about whether this policy could have negative effects for people on the inside.

Since the Iowa Department of Corrections has changed its mail system in July, advocates are concerned about the potential effects this could have on inmates and their families.

Family members of officer Robert McFarland are calling on Iowa lawmakers to do more to protect prison staff.

A meteorologist walks us through Wednesday evening's storm and the impact it had on our state.

A big week for Iowa Politics as Iowa's 88-year-old senator announces he's back on the campaign trail.

A judge ruled Thursday that inmate Thomas Woodard will spend the rest of his life in prison for the brutal killings of nurse Lorena Schulte and correctional officer Robert McFarland. Woodard was sentenced to two life terms, served consecutively, for the murders of the prison staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary.

One of the men charged with killing two staffers at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in March pleaded guilty Friday. Inmate Thomas Woodard pleaded to two counts of first degree murder and one count each of second degree kidnapping and attempted murder.