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Warden Budget Boost Tied to Iowa Slayings and Staffing Review
The case involves two inmates facing first degree murder charges and other felonies for killing correctional officer Robert McFarland and nurse Lorena Schulte, injuring inmate McKinley Roby, and briefly taking Lorie Matthes hostage. The incident prompts a state corrections staffing boost and a $20 million salary increase pending governor approval, plus a vendor-led system review of staffing, safety, and facility security across nine prisons.
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Robert McFarland
Ely
Lorena Schulte
Cedar Rapids
Lorie Matthes
McKinley Roby
Iowa
Corrections Financial
Steve Dick
Iowa Corrections Department
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Jim Slosiarek
the Gazette