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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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Advocates and loved ones are speaking out about a new Iowa Department of Corrections policy that bans family, friends and third parties from sending to books to state prisons. Advocates say the step undermines inmates' basic rights and dignity and their efforts at rehabilitation.
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Iowa Democratic lawmakers who toured the Anamosa State Penitentiary Friday say conditions at the prison must improve, after the killings of two staffers by two inmates last month, describing the facility as unsafe, overcrowded and understaffed.
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Iowa Democrats are asking the Biden administration to conduct an investigation into the killings of two Iowa Department of Corrections staffers, who were allegedly bludgeoned to death by two inmates. The attack has underscored understaffing, overcrowding and safety concerns at the facilities.
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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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Two incarcerated individuals face multiple charges in the killings of a nurse and a correctional officer at the Anamosa State Penitentiary Tuesday. State investigators say the inmates used hammers to beat the staffers and another inmate while they were attempting to escape the prison.
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Two staff members at the Anamosa State Penitentiary died Tuesday as a result of injuries sustained during an assault by an incarcerated individual, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. The deadly attack on staff by an inmate is thought to be the first in 50 years.
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A lawsuit brought by five incarcerated Iowans challenging the Iowa Department of Corrections’ handling of the coronavirus crisis will go forward. A judge has blocked an effort to have the case dismissed and the inmates are slated to go to trial next year.
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The Iowa Utilities Board approved new agreements with three companies Tuesday lowering the cost of phone services for Iowans held in county jails. The changes are part of a years-long effort to cut the price of making and taking phone calls in Iowa’s jails.