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Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1985
Page
4
The article argues Iowa prisons lack adequate rehabilitation, with few inmates in trade programs and little incentive for participation. It urges mandatory job training, enhanced placement, and funding to move beyond mere day to day tasks toward meaningful work and reduced revolving door crime.
In 14 months the corrections department adopted a system wide scheme linking inmates to appropriate programs. All inmates start at Oakdale for 21 days to assign them to maximum medium or minimum security. Focuses include medical psychiatric social educational and work needs. Oakdale Mount Pleasant Fort Madison Anamosa Clarinda Mitchellville and other facilities house about 2700 inmates with 300 in vocational programs. Prisons emphasize job training computer skills and industry production, but funding limits restrict program availability. Rehabilitation costs rise as security and basic needs take priority.
Wednesday presents Hall's view of parole system flaws and the board's dilemma. Thursday explores the stigma of being an ex convict and the challenge of shedding a murder label. Friday offers crime avoidance advice from Hall's prison experience and notes on an unsolved homicide case.
Susan Neely leaves Gov. Branstad’s administration after nearly three years to become director of the Branstad Committee and campaign manager once the governor declares 1986 plans. Dick Vohs named to replace her as communications director. Branstad aims for a second term amid Democratic challengers.
An Iowa legislative committee endorsed Gov. Terry Branstad's proposal to reorganize state economic development under a new Department of Economic Development. The measure would combine five divisions, create a 10 member board, and grant final grant approval authority. If enacted, the department would take effect October 1 1986 with transitional provisions starting July 1 1986.
The Federal Election Commission fined the Jepsen 84 Committee and treasurer Tom Tyree $750 for failing to report disbursement purposes in a civil penalty settlement dated December 12. The case stemmed from a complaint by Roger Colton Ames alleging ambiguous reimbursements.
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