This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
Iowa to replace prison towers with high tech security
Iowa proposes closing most guard towers at three state prisons Fort Madison Anamosa and Mount Pleasant and replacing staff with electronic taut wire fences and video surveillance The plan would cost 3.5 million upfront and save at least 1.5 million annually by eliminating 38 officers positions Union opposition cites public safety concerns and plans to contest the proposal with Gov Vilsack
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Iowa Corrections
W.L “Kip” Kautzky
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Mount Pleasant
Anamosa
Fort Dodge
Newton
Clarinda
Oakdale
Kautzky
Darrell Gray
American Federation of State, County
Gray
Tom Vilsack
Vilsack