Iowa plan proposes 10 pre-release centers for parolees
Des Moines lawmaker and prison expert Gary Sherman outlines a $10 million plan to build ten pre-release centers around the state. The centers would screen inmates nearing parole, provide three months of close supervision and return violators to prison, with a 30 new parole officer staff to backstop post release supervision.
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Sherman
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Parole Board
Second Monona hostage suspect to be tried in Independence
Lenard Specht Jr. faces charges including kidnapping and terrorism after a hostage incident tied to a Wisconsin couple in 1983. The trial moves to Buchanan County with jury selection set for January 30 in Independence. Co defendant Mark Bell is already sentenced and jailed in Green Bay.
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Lenard Specht Jr
Buchanan County
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Clayton County
Independence
Kevin Clefisch
Specht
Cassville
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Mark Bell
Wisconsin
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Green Bay
Panel backs trade center aid in Iowa
A legislative panel approved a plan to let the state help build a world trade center to revive the sagging Iowa economy. Supporters say the bill only creates a framework for state involvement, with financing to be decided later, amid a replay of last session’s rejection of similar proposals.
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Des Moines
Hugo Schnekloth
R-Eldridge
Terry Branstad
Six Million To End Sex Bias In State Clerical Pay
Des Moines AP reports a tentative $6 million settlement to eliminate sex based pay discrimination for about 3,000 Iowa clerical workers. No pay cuts. first higher pay checks due March 8. total package $20 million and support for ongoing studies and future adjustments under comparable worth plan.
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Don McKee
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McKee
Iowa Commission On the Status of Women
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