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/ Activists are calling on state leaders to lift restrictions in Iowa prisons, which they say are wearing on inmates who have spent long stretches of the past year on lockdown due to the coronavirus crisis. Activists in Des Moines are calling on state leaders to improve conditions in Iowa’s prisons, where more than 4,800 incarcerated individuals and 700 staffers have tested positive for the coronavirus and where extended lockdowns have significantly impacted the mental health of inmates. The organizers say they’ve been in contact with inmates and are sharing their concerns. Speaking to reporters Thursday, members of the groups say that some conditions have worsened in the wake of a deadly attack on two prison staffers allegedly by two inmates at the Anamosa State Penitentiary in March.

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