Iowa State Penitentiary Receives First Inmates
FORT MADISON, Iowa — More than 500 Iowa inmates were relocated to the state’s $132 million penitentiary in Fort Madison on Aug. 1.
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Iowa Agrees to Pay Prison Contractor $7 Million
FORT MADISON, Iowa — The Iowa State Appeal Board finally agreed to pay $7 million more to the general contractor to resolve a dispute that delayed the opening of the new maximum-security prison in Fort Madison. The final $131 million cost, however — which increased due to delays, mistakes and cost overruns — may not be resolved without a court ruling.
Read moreIowa Prison to Cost $7 Million More to Open
FORT MADISON, Iowa — The new 800-bed Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison still remains empty, almost a year and a half after a ribbon-cutting ceremony was held in October 2013. Repairs needed to open the vacant $132 million prison will cost at least an additional $7 million, state officials told The Des Moines Register.
Read moreIowa Upgrades Correctional System with Two New Facilities
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa Governor Terry Branstad recently cut the ribbon on two newly constructed Iowa prisons, significantly improving and modernizing the state’s correctional system.
Iowa Governor Attempting to Close 10-year-old Prison
FORT MADISON, Iowa — The Clinical Care Unit (CCU) at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison is about to be closed after only 10 years of use.