Prison policies. Union officials are examining a prisons policies after a fight broke out inside its walls. Find out what changes theyre calling for. From who hd iowas High Definition leader. This is the channel 13 news at nine on fox 17 good evening. Im lynn melling. Thank you for joining us tonight. Years of planning will be put to the test in three weeks when des moines hosts the ncaa mens basketball tournament. Justin surrency explains why the Basketball Court isnt the only place you can find a gameplan during march madness. The game plans for the ncaa tournament in des moines wont only be on the court. between logistics of transportation hotels, team functions, in arena aspects, its kind of been a collaborative efforts. the Police Department will be providing a large downtown assist. one of the Biggest Challenges we have with this being at wells fargo is we are bringing thousands and dense area downtown. scouting has been key. we did have a team that went down to omaha last year.
A small town is dealing with a big housing problem. The city of centerville has declared 12 mobile home trailers in the city to be unsafe to live in. And the residents of those trailers werent given much time to get out. i think it kind of sucks. Because what i understand they only have seven days,and they dont have no place to go. Centerville has been working with the owners of the highlander Mobile Home Park since last november. Concerns over safety of the homes. Wednesday. 12 homes were notified they have seven days to find a new place to live. some of the minimum housing violations. Are related to health and safety and the health of the residents. Its a very tough situation at this point. Were trying to work with the mobile home owner, local agencies the people to find a place to move to. Were very proud of our town, and we want people when they come to our town. To enjoy it and recognize its a good place to live. Were also very interested in the health and safety of all our reside
Recovering after being attacked by an inmate inside the mitchellville womens prison. The man was one of four Corrections Officers injured in the fight. It happened tuesday in the prisons dining hall. The Union Representing the officers says the incident could have been prevented if more staff been on duty. They also say officers should be able to carry pepper spray inside the prison. And here they got the pepper spray locked up in the captains office and ya gotta run back and get permission to get it and by the time thats don the incidents over. Somebody is an inmate could be dead. An officer could be killed. In a statement, the department committed to operating safe and secure facilities and will continue to work to improve our operations for the safety of all. However, officials declined to explain why Corrections Officers are not allowed to carry pepper spray. Des Moines Police are stabbing on the citys north side. Officers were called to the 27 hundred block of boston avenue just a
But the union says that its not just a staffing issue, its also an equipment issue. Corrections officers here dont carry pepper spray. They had nothing but brute force to use in this situation because at this particular prison the warden wont allow pepper spray which is a tool that every other correctional officer in the state of iowa has to use homan says that not having immediate access to pepper spray is a recipe for disaster. They got the pepper spray locked up in the captains office and ya gotta run back and get permission to get it and by the time thats don the incidents over. Somebody is hurt. An inmate could be killed. An inmate could be dead. An officer could be killed. And as far as any other less than lethal weapons. Homan says theres no need butt to butt to the department of corrections statement goes on to say quote the department of corrections is committed to operating safe and secure facilities and will continue to work to improve our operations for the safety of all. I