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After sitting vacant for months due to construction delays, the new Iowa State Penitentiary is now up and running. The Iowa Department of Corrections…
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The Iowa Department of Corrections said that Justin Kestner, 25, was captured just south of Geneseo, Ill. at about 9:52 A.M. on Sunday, July 5. Spokesman…
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A corrections officer at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison was assaulted, Wednesday morning, while escorting inmates back to their cells.The…
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Iowa's executive branch will pay another $7 million to the company that oversaw construction of the state's problem-riddled maximum-security prison in Lee…
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A southeast Iowa lawmaker wants the issue of prison staffing to gain more attention in Des Moines.The issue has taken a back seat early in the 2015…
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Members of the Iowa Legislature spent hours touring the current and future Iowa State Penitentiaries in Ft. Madison on Friday. They did so as part of…
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Ten inmates in the Iowa State Penitentiary can now call themselves high school graduates following a ceremony Dec. 19.Assistant Warden Mark Roberts served…
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The Iowa Department of Corrections relocated 172 inmates from one portion of the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison to another unit.The inmates who…
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Visitors will not be allowed to see inmates in the maximum security portion of the Iowa State Penitentiary until further notice.Spokeswoman Rebecca Bowker…
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The Iowa State Penitentiary was placed on “restricted movement” following the assault of an unidentified male prison employee at about 7:15 A.M. on…