Two more state-employed prison nurses are facing disciplinary charges alleging they injured a patient who subsequently died.

Iowans who commit multiple serious crimes would face a mandatory 20-year prison sentence under a "three strikes" bill passed ...

Editor's Note: On Nov. 20, 2025, nearly a week after The Midwest Newsroom asked the Iowa Department of Corrections to comment for this article, department communications specialist Zach Carlyle ...

The Iowa Department of Corrections is asking for the public’s help in locating a work release escapee in Council Bluffs.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Iowa Rep. Steven Holt, R-Denison, right, spoke on House Republicans' "tough on crime" package at a news conference Jan. 28, 2026, ...

FORT MADISON, Iowa — Two Iowa State Penitentiary inmates are facing charges after allegedly assaulting two prison employees. The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation (DCI) filed criminal charges ...

A mandatory 20-year sentence for repeat offenders is the central proposal in Iowa House Republicans' "tough on crime" ...

The Iowa House approved several bills Wednesday that are part of House GOP’s “tough on crime” package introduced earlier in the session, including a measure requiring a 20-year minimum prison ...