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Iowa DOC announces new safety measures in state prisons Share Updated: 6:20 PM CDT May 7, 2021 Share Updated: 6:20 PM CDT May 7, 2021
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Show Transcript DRUG USE. CYNTHIA: THE ANAMOSA STAFF DEDICATED A MEMORIAL IN A COURTYARD AT THE PRISON THURSDAY IN LOVING MEMORY OF CORRECTIONS OFFICER ROBERT MCFARLAND AND NURSE LORENA SCHULTE. THE BENCHES WERE SENT AS A GIFT BY THE WISCONSIN CORRECTIO DEPARTMENT. THE TWO EMPLOYEES WERE BEATEN WITH A HAMMER DURING AN ESCAPE ATTEMPT MARCH 23. SINCE THEN, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS DIRECTOR BETH SKINNER SAYS THEY’VE HALTED WORK PROGRAMS WITH TOOLS AND ADDED NEW SECURITY EQUIPMENT ADDITIONAL FIXED CAMERAS, BODY-WORN CAMERAS, I.T.-RELATED SECURITY MEASURES, EQUIPMENT UPGRADES AND REPLACEMENTS, ADDITIONAL TOOL CONTROL MEASURES BOTH FOR WORK CREWS AND WORKSHOPS. INDIA DO CORRECTIONS OFFICIALS BRIEFED THE BOARD ON ANOTHER SECURITY ISSUE IN IOWA PRISONS RIGHT NO THE SYNTHETIC DRUG K2. IS BEING SENT T
Iowa prisons name new security director in wake of Anamosa penitentiary slayings Friday, May 7, 2021 3:13 PM
Des Moines Register: Seeking to improve prison safety after the March slayings of two employees at Anamosa State Penitentiary, Iowa Department of Corrections Director Beth Skinner announced today she is hiring a statewide security operations director who currently holds a similar position in Wisconsin. Brian Foster is slated to begin his new role May 24. Meeting with the state Board of Corrections for the first time since the March 23 killings, Skinner said the hiring is one of a list of security changes taking place.
Skinner told the board that Foster will report directly to her, and that his sole focus will be improving the security of our prisons, all nine institutions. This individual will be on the road all the time, working with the administration, security directors, she said.
Before becoming security chief for the Wisconsin Department of Corrections, Foster, served as a warden in three prisons, Skinner said. He also was recommended for consideration for the Iowa corrections director job before Skinner s hiring last year.
In addition to hiring the security director, the department posted a request for proposals for an external, systemwide review of operations of Iowa s entire correctional system. The chosen vendor will carry out an independent review and make recommendations.