Advocate urges end to four-pointing at Mitchellville prison
Iowa deputy advocate Ruth Mosher recommends discontinuing the four-pointing restraint method at the Mitchellville women’s reformatory. She notes restraints should be for safety on doctor-ordered cases only, not punishment, and cites ongoing civil rights suit alleging abuse at the facility. Mosher commends staff on many investigations but raises concerns over male officers’ proximity during undress.
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Des Moines
ES Moines
citizens’ aide/ ombudsman
Iowa
Women’s Reformatory
Mitchellville
Ruth Mosher
Chuck Lee
State Department of Corrections
Iowa Correctional Institution
Mosher
ICSW
Reformatory
Iowa seeks 500 more secure prison beds to curb overcrowding
Iowa corrections officials say the system needs about 500 additional secure beds next year to address severe overcrowding. With 3,776 inmates against a 3,003 design capacity, officials discuss expansions including a potential Newton prison or a 100-bed Clarinda addition, while considering alternatives to outright building.
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EL Moines
Iowa
Gary Baugher
Ankeny
Iowa Board of Corrections
Newton
Clarinda
Anamosa
Baugher
Harkin backs steady path for Avenue of the Saints funds
Senator Tom Harkin warned fellow lawmakers against bypassing the normal funding process for the Avenue of the Saints, urging cautious progress as Grassley Tauke legislation faces broad support. He favored highway bill authorization next year and aligning funding with federal standards. Tauke’s aide dismissed Harkin’s push as more headline than progress.
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Washitg
Washington
Tom Harkin
Drowa
Senate
Harkin
Senate Transportation Appropriations
Dean Carlson
Federal Highway Administration
Iowa
Grassley
Allen Finch
Tauke
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