by Matt Kelley | Jul 6, 2017 | Crime & Courts, News, Politics & Government
The head of the union that represents a majority of state workers is accusing the Iowa Department of Corrections of “downplaying” what he calls a “violent uprising” at the Iowa State Penitentiary. AFSCME Council 61 President Danny Homan is...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 21, 2013 | News, Politics & Government
A Republican senator announced this week that he’ll try to prohibit public funds from being used to provide abortions for inmates in the state’s prisons. Senator Kent Sorenson, a Republican from Milo, hopes to attach his proposal to another bill that...
by O. Kay Henderson | Mar 6, 2013 | Crime & Courts, Health & Medicine, News, Politics & Government
A bill that would let pregnant prisoners choose a partner to be present for the delivery of their baby has cleared a senate committee. Senator Janet Petersen, a Democrat from Des Moines, says pregnant prisoners would be able to draft a “birth plan” if the...