Union head says need exists for super-maximum prison
Iowa prison guards union chief Jan Corderman says a weekend stabbing at Fort Madison underscores the need for a super-maximum facility to contain the state’s most violent inmates. An inmate, Scott Cupples, injured an officer with a homemade weapon and awaits investigation. Governor Branstad blocked a $300,000 study of a 250 bed super-maximum during 1996 session.
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Health groups urge no tobacco money pledge
A health coalition in Des Moines asks state and federal candidates to pledge not to take money from tobacco company executives, PACs or lobbyists. The groups say elected officials can save lives by restricting youth access to tobacco. Iowa affiliates of the Cancer Society, the American Heart Association and the American Lung Association cite 4700 smoking related deaths annually.
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