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Crispus Nix, Iowa State Penitentiary's first Black warden, dies at age 93
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 months agoOne man made history on Dec. 1, 1981, when he assumed the role of warden at the Iowa State...
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...
Fort Madison man found guilty of second-degree murder in shooting death of 15-year-old
The Hawk Eye via Yahoo News· 1 year agoFORT MADISON - A Fort Madison man has been found guilty of second-degree murder in shooting death of 15-year-old Deeunta "Dee" Q. Ceasar in November 2021. On Friday, a jury found Dimari "D.J ...
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...
How people have sent secret messages throughout history, from invisible ink to coded hairstyles and...
INSIDER via Yahoo News· 1 year agoWilliam Abel, a mail censor at Iowa's State Prison, Fort Madison, using a hot iron to bring out a...
Panel rejects $1 million payouts to Iowa inmates given vaccine overdoses
The Des Moines Register via Yahoo News· 2 years agoA state board on Monday rejected claims for $1 million payments for 52 prison inmates who were given six times the proper dose of COVID-19 vaccines last year. The three-member State Appeals ...