Inside the Anamosa State Penitentiary, correctional officers and staff are in constant danger: from blind corners, to outdated equipment, to overstretched staff.
That s what seven of the Iowa Legislature s Democrats said Friday after a two-hour tour of the prison and a private meeting with staff. The group held a news conference outside Anamosa after its tour, which was prompted by last month s killing of two prison employees in what authorities say was a failed inmate escape attempt by two inmates. I am beside myself when I go into a cell block that has 300 offenders in it and two prison guards, said Rep. Marti Anderson, D-Des Moines. I m beside myself with that. That has to change.
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Three of Iowa’s top Democrats are requesting a federal probe into the state’s prison system in response to the killings of two Anamosa State Penitentiary employees.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds and state officials, through the state s bidding process, formally requested an outside review of safety and security at the Iowa Department of Corrections. The request should be publicly posted Wednesday, according to the governor s office.
The inquiries come about a month after correctional officer Robert MacFarland and prison nurse Lorena Schulte were allegedly killed by two prisoners during a failed escape attempt on March 23. A third employee, Lorie Matthes, was held against her will for a short period, and an inmate, McKinley Roby, was injured trying to help the employees.
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Three of Iowa’s top Democrats are requesting a federal probe into the state’s prison system in response to the killings of two Anamosa State Penitentiary employees.
Meanwhile on Tuesday, Gov. Kim Reynolds and state officials, through the state s bidding process, formally requested an outside review of safety and security at the Iowa Department of Corrections. The request should be publicly posted Wednesday, according to the governor s office.
The inquiries come about a month after correctional officer Robert MacFarland and prison nurse Lorena Schulte were allegedly killed by two prisoners during a failed escape attempt on March 23. A third employee, Lorie Matthes, was held against her will for a short period, and an inmate, McKinley Roby, was injured trying to help t