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

A Lee County juvenile detention officer was arrested and charged with sexual misconduct involving a 16-year-old inmate.

Wife of slain Anamosa correctional officer can move forward in her gross negligence claims against 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 ...

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

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 ...

CLINTON, Iowa (KWQC) - An inmate is dead after being found unresponsive in the Clinton County Jail Sunday, according to the Clinton County Sheriff’s Office. The man died on Tuesday after being taken ...

DES MOINES (AP) — An Iowa inmate is back in custody after an unexcused absence from a state work release facility in Waterloo. Iowa Corrections Department spokesman Fred Scaletta said Tuesday that ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa - Authorities say an escaped inmate from a minimum security facility has been apprehended. Officers from agencies including the Lee County Sheriff's Department caught Kurt Martin ...

IOWA CITY (AP) — An Iowa inmate who has spent most of his life in prison for playing a minor role in a 1984 slaying has been granted work-release privileges. I’ve seen plenty of tough guys on the ...