Smith was pronounced dead at 6:20 p.m. Wednesday after being admitted earlier in the week “for an acute illness related to a chronic medical condition”
Articles Tagged: Iowa prisons
Corrections Jul. 22, 2022 4:41 pm194d ago
The state decided to outsource personal mail processing to Pigeonly Corrections after an increase in contraband, including drugs, coming into the state prisons through mail. State will pay about $275,000 a year.
Crime and Courts May. 12, 2022 2:35 pm265d ago
The statewide training is an annual event started in 2017 but postponed during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Crime and Courts Mar. 7, 2022 2:07 pm331d ago
An Iowa City man was sentenced last week to up to 50 years in prison for aiding and abetting others in a drug and money robbery that led to the death of Kejuan Winters, 21, of Iowa City, on April 20, 2020.
Community Feb. 15, 2022 3:50 pm351d ago
Kirkwood Community College is hosting a screening of “13th,” a 2016 documentary about the history of racial inequality in the U.S., on Feb. 23 at Paramount Theatre. There will be a Q&A session with Kevin Gannon, a Des Moines history professor who contributed to the film.
The Gazette
Crime and Courts Jan. 9, 2022 12:52 pm388d ago
The Iowa Department of Corrections said the assault happened Friday evening at the Iowa State Penitentiary.
Gazette Des Moines Bureau
Government & Politics Dec. 14, 2021 6:08 pm414d ago
Although members of the Iowa Board of Parole had unanimously recommended that the governor consider granting the requests from five prison “lifers,” the governor did not approve the extraordinary remedy.
Crime and Courts Sep. 14, 2021 9:54 am505d ago
Michael A. Dutcher, 28, previously said he would plead the slayings were in self-defense or defense of others, but court filings this week show he plans to plead guilty to charges of first-degree murder, second-degree kidnapping and attempted murder.
Crime and Courts Sep. 20, 2021 9:39 am499d ago
An Iowa City mother said she felt numb when the Iowa Board of Parole announced its decision last Tuesday to give Lamar Wilson, 27, work release after serving only about three years of his 24-year sentence for killing her son, Kaleek Jones, 22, on the Ped Mall on Aug. 27, 2017.
State Government Aug. 25, 2021 6:00 am526d ago
The number of inmates held in Iowa prisons crept up last fiscal year but the population was down significantly from the record count of a decade ago as COVID-19 has forced changes.
Crime and Courts Jul. 29, 2021 5:32 pm552d ago
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.
Crime and Courts Jul. 10, 2021 5:24 pm571d ago
The officer has returned to work
Crime and Courts Jul. 11, 2021 11:11 am570d ago
The identity of the inmate has not been released.
State Government Jun. 15, 2021 3:35 pm596d ago
The Iowa Department of Corrections has fired two nurses at the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison after they incorrectly gave 77 offenders overdoses of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in April.
State Government Jun. 7, 2021 5:20 pm604d ago
The Iowa Department of Corrections will resume in-person visits for incarcerated individuals in early July, provided the offender is vaccinated against COVID-19.