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.

Inmates at a North Central Iowa correctional facility are gaining valuable experience while enriching the lives of dogs.

Inmates assaulted two staff members at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison Wednesday, the Iowa Department of ...

NOT APPEAR TO INVOLVE FOUL PLAY. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA, DEPUTIES SAY AN INMATE TRIED TO ESCAPE BY CRAWLING THROUGH THE CEILING OF HER JAIL CELL. THE WAPELLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 21 YEAR OLD MORGAN ...

JASPER COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa inmate died just hours after being taken into custody Monday. At approximately 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, the Jasper County Jail requested medical care for an inmate who ...

Former prisoners say jail fees they illegally “confessed” to owing were frivolously used by the Iowa sheriff for such things ...

The Iowa Board of Nursing has suspended the license of a prison nurse accused of failing to properly assess a patient with critically low oxygen levels.