A jury found an Iowa man guilty of voluntary manslaughter this week in the death of an inmate who murdered his own wife.

An Iowa man was convicted of voluntary manslaughter Thursday in connection with the death of a fellow inmate at the Iowa ...

Lawrence Bohnenkamp, 46, of Iowa City, is the inmate at the Johnson County Jail that died Wednesday, the sheriff's office ...

The Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation has launched an investigation into the death of a Johnson County inmate on March ...

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 ...

Two more state-employed prison nurses are facing disciplinary charges alleging they injured a patient who subsequently died.

One person has died after being found unresponsive in their cell in the Johnson County Jail.The Johnson County Sheriff's Office says the inmante was found ...

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 ...

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

The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. State correctional officials should tighten their requirements for restraining unruly jail inmates and ...

The Muscatine County Jail was promised a 75% increase in potential revenue for holding federal immigration detainees during ...