The Iowa Department of Corrections will be letting go of some employees to deal with state budget cuts.
Iowa’s prison system was ordered to trim $5.5 million after Governor Terry Branstad signed a bill cutting the current state budget by more than $100 million due to lower-than-expected state tax revenue.
Corrections officials are shutting down some prison programs associated with facilities located in Anamosa, Clarinda, Fort Madison, and Sheldon. A news release states the changes will result in a three-percent reduction in staff positions.
A spokesperson for the corrections department said some of the reductions will include current vacancies that will not be filled.