Two Iowa prison inmates have been charged with attempted murder and another felony offense for assaulting two Iowa Department of Corrections employees in January.

FORT MADISON, Iowa — Two inmates at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison are facing attempted murder charges for allegedly repeatedly stabbing two Department of Corrections employees. The Iowa ...

NOT APPEAR TO INVOLVE FOUL PLAY. IN SOUTHEAST IOWA, DEPUTIES SAY AN INMATE TRIED TO ESCAPE BY CRAWLING THROUGH THE CEILING OF HER JAIL CELL. THE WAPELLO COUNTY SHERIFF’S OFFICE SAYS 21 YEAR OLD MORGAN ...

The southeast Iowa city of Fairfield has bought two homes that were built as part of an Iowa prison work program. The nonprofit Homes for Iowa contracts with inmates to build affordable housing ...

JASPER COUNTY, Iowa (KCRG) - An Iowa inmate died just hours after being taken into custody Monday. At approximately 12:10 a.m. Tuesday, the Jasper County Jail requested medical care for an inmate who ...

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation charged two inmates with attempted murder in connection to an assault on two employees at the Iowa State Penitentiary.

DES MOINES — An Iowa judge has ruled that an inmate serving a life sentence for stabbing and raping a woman in 1981 can continue with his lawsuit against the Iowa ...

An incarcerated person diagnosed with a terminal illness could be released to a care facility or home setting under a bill advanced by an Iowa House subcommittee. House Study Bill 314 would require ...

A woman in southeast Iowa attempted to escape her jail cell by crawling through the ceiling, but fell through the ceiling tiles to the floor. The Wapello County Sheriff's Office says 21-year-old ...