New DOC safety operations director explains plans to keep inmates safe
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Updated: 5:23 PM CDT May 28, 2021
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Updated: 5:23 PM CDT May 28, 2021
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A DISCIPLINARY HEARING THE DAY OF THE SHOOTING. >> IN THE WAKE OF THE DEADLY ATTACK AT ANAMOSA STATE PRISON THIS SPRING, THE IOWA DERTPAMENT OF CORRECTIONS IS CREATING A NEW POSITION TO KEEP IOWA’S PRISONS SAR.FE BRIAN FOSTER STARTED THIS WEEK AS THE NEW DIRECTOR OF SECURITY OPERATIONS. HE SPENT A FEW DAYS TOURING ANAMOSA WHE ERMORE SECURITY AND BODY CAMERAS ARE BEING ADDED. FOSTER TELLS US HE IS SOAL PREPARED TO DEAL WITH THE PROBLEM OF THE SYNTHETIC DRUG K-2 GETTING INTO PRISONS. >> IT’S A VERYAN DGEROUS DRUG, PEOPLE REACT TO IT DIFFERENTLY, FROM VERY MELLOW TO RYVE VIOLENT, I’VE SEEN STFAF ASSAULTS OCCUR FROM THOSE UNRDE THE INFLUENCE OF K-2, SO YES, VERY DANGEROUS FOR EVERYONE INVOLVED. >> AT THE STATE PRISONS IN CLARINDA AND MOUNT PLEASANT, INMATES ARE NOW RECEIVING PHOTOCOPIES OF THEIR MAIL BECAUSE THE DRUG IS IMPOSSIBLE TO DET