Articles Tagged: Anamosa State Penitentiary

One of the Anamosa inmates, Thomas Allen Woodard, charged in bludgeoning a correctional officer and registered nurse in March, will plead Friday in Jones County.

An Anamosa prison inmate, charged with killing a prison officer and registered nurse, will not have a bench trial next week. He waived his speedy trial right Thursday and wants its reset to a later date.

The officer has returned to work

Michael Dutcher’s trial remains set for Aug. 3 in Jones County

State Auditor Rob Sand, who is considering a run for governor in 2022, was critical of the amount of funding going to the Terrace Hill fence versus Iowa’s correctional system.

The prosecution and defense agreed to move the trial to Linn County District Court.

The Iowa Department of Corrections will resume in-person visits for incarcerated individuals in early July, provided the offender is vaccinated against COVID-19.

Kris Karberg has been deputy warden at the Mike Durfee State Prison in Springfield, S.D., for three years. In his 28-year career in security, he spent 10 years providing private security overseas in Southwest Asia, Belize and Afghanistan, where he was a contractor for the U.S. State Department.

Attack reported at Anamosa Penitentiary

Authorities interview “inmates suspected of planning to use an explosive device,” Corrections Department says

The Iowa Department of Corrections is seeking an outside vendor to review all parts of the prison system, from staffing and inmate classification to the safety of buildings where more than 8,000 offenders are housed.

ANAMOSA — The two inmates accused of bludgeoning an Anamosa prison officer and a registered nurse will be tried separately …

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — Testing on a cap worn by the perpetrator of a homicide 45 years ago has failed to exonerate a prisoner who maintains his innocence, the latest setback for lawyers hoping to prove Iowa’s first wrongful conviction based on DNA.

Trial has been set for two prison inmates accused of using a hammer to kill a prison nurse and correctional officer during an escape attempt last month from the Anamosa State Penitentiary.

Attack comes a month after deadly incident