An incarcerated person diagnosed with a terminal illness could be released to a care facility or home setting under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee.

Iowa House Republicans on Wednesday unveiled a "tough on crime" legislative package that would impose a mandatory 20-year ...

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 ...

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 — An Iowa judge has ruled that an inmate serving a life sentence for stabbing and raping a woman in 1981 can continue with his lawsuit against the Iowa ...

A woman in southeast Iowa attempted to escape her jail cell by crawling through the ceiling, but fell through the ceiling tiles to the floor. The Wapello County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old ...