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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Several Iowa inmates are asking a judge to review a process that decides whether to keep inmates charged with sex crimes incarcerated. They say the process has left them and many others behind bars ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — Changes are coming to some Iowa jails after a report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman shed light on illegal inmate copays across the state. Iowa Code says that county jails aren't ...

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Court of Appeals ruled Wednesday that a man serving a life sentence in prison for murder still must complete his time behind bars despite falling unconscious and being ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa — The State of Iowa is telling county jails they can't charge inmates for medical costs before they are convicted of a crime. The recommendation comes from the ombudsman's office in a ...

DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — There probably won't be any squeeze tests involved, but Iowa prisons could soon be stocking prison-made toilet paper in a new endeavor to save taxpayers money and provide jobs ...