Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a 3-strikes bill that more than doubles the minimum sentence for habitual offenders and could cost ...

MINUTES WITH HIGHLIGHTS FROM TODAY’S ACTION. SO FAR, YOU’RE LOOKING LIVE AT THE IOWA STATE HOUSE ON THIS MONDAY AFTERNOON, WHERE LAWMAKERS ADVANCE A NUMBER OF BILLS THAT COULD IMPACT YOU. STARTING ...

Repeat offenders convicted of multiple serious crimes would receive mandatory 20-year prison sentences under a bill House lawmakers passed. House lawmakers debated for more than an hour about high ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (IOWA CAPITAL DISPATCH) - A dentist who worked for the state last year is currently facing disciplinary charges of improper, lewd or lascivious conduct. The Iowa Dental Board has ...

Inmates at the state prison in Newton began building homes in 2019 and the program has reached a major milestone. The 150th modular home built on a 100-acre site inside the prison complex was ...

The head of Iowa's corrections system projects his agency will need up to $8 million to keep the state's prisons fully staffed through the current fiscal year that ends June 30. “Our goal is to employ ...

Two staff members at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison were injured last week when they were assaulted by inmates, according to a spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Corrections. The ...

(Iowa Capital Dispatch) - Two more state-employed prison nurses are facing disciplinary charges alleging they injured a patient who subsequently died. Registered nurses David Allen Arterburn of ...