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Crispus Nix, Iowa State Penitentiary's first Black warden, dies at age 93
Gannett via AOL· 2 months agoOne man made history on Dec. 1, 1981, when he assumed the role of warden at the Iowa State...
Correctional officer assaulted by inmate at Anamosa State Penitentiary
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA correctional officer at the Anamosa State Penitentiary was assaulted by an inmate Thursday night....
Iowa ended the death penalty after it hanged 2 men in 1962. A GOP bill would bring it back
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoSeveral Republicans legislators are renewing their push to bring back the death penalty in Iowa —...
Two years after fatal escape attempt, Anamosa prison to become medium-security
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoIowa's Department of Corrections plans to transfer some of its most dangerous prisoners out of the...
Decades after shooting, former gang member sues to restore his gun rights
Iowa City Press-Citizen via Yahoo News· 9 months agoEditor’s note: This story contains language that may be offensive to some readers. An Iowa man...
AFL-CIO plans second union rally in less than a week at Iowa Capitol
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 3 months agoFor the second time in less than a week, union members plan to take their grievances directly to the...
Family of slain Anamosa prison nurse files new lawsuit against state
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 4 months agoThe family of a prison nurse killed in an attempted breakout at Anamosa State Penitentiary nearly...
Parents of nurse killed by Anamosa inmates sue for wrongful death
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoThe parents of a nurse slain by inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary during a March 2021 escape...
Iowa Teen Jeremy Goodale Sentenced in Spanish Teacher Killing Over Bad Grade
COMINGSOON.net via Yahoo News· 6 months agoAn Iowa judge sentenced Jeremy Goodale, the Fairfield teen convicted in his Spanish teacher’s...
The most haunted spot in every state
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 7 months agoThe defunct Northern State Mental Hospital is rumored to be haunted.Nomad_Photo/Shutterstock The Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, now a...