Families whose loved ones were killed in unsolved crimes or have disappeared without a trace gathered with Iowa Attorney General Brenna Bird to announce a new playing card deck that will be given to ...

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

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.

DES MOINES, Iowa – More help is coming to try and solve Iowa’s catalog of cold cases. “This unique playing card deck shines a light on 52 of Iowa’s unsolved cases,” said Iowa Attorney General Brenna ...

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 ...

The southeast Iowa city of Fairfield has bought two homes that were built as part of an Iowa prison work program. The nonprofit Homes for Iowa contracts with inmates to build affordable housing ...

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

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 ...

IOWA CITY — A former inmate is suing the state and eight prison employees, claiming he wasn’t properly treated when another prisoner broke his jaw. Scott William Rexford says in his lawsuit that after ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - A correctional officer for the Woodbury County Jail has been charged after he allegedly assaulted and injured an inmate. Court documents show 29-year-old Austin Svendsen has been ...