Restitution rules and how they burden Iowa inmates
Iowa inmates pay restitution through a plan starting on prison entry. Deductions begin at about 20 percent of deposits and can reach 50 percent, with some funds exempt. Funds go quarterly to the county clerk to send to victims. Most payments are small, often a few dollars, and many victims wait years for full restitution.
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Iowa
The
American Civil Liberties Union
Watson-Dalton
Diane Watson
Linn County Attorney’s Office
Basquin
Fish kill spans days. fertilizer spill blamed for aquatic deaths
The Iowa DNR reports a 265000 gallon liquid nitrogen fertilizer leak from NEW Cooperative likely began March 9 and stopped by Monday. Dead fish, frogs, snails and earthworms were found downstream toward the Nishnabotna and Missouri River with lab results pending on the contamination’s severity. The spill could trigger large fines and restitution. officials will reassess in late spring.
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NEW Cooperative
Wendy Wittrock
DNR
Missouri
Missouri River
Lorenzen
Red Oak
Nishnabotna River
Iowa Department of Natural Resources
Fort Dodge Officer Fatally Shoots Man During Call
A Fort Dodge police officer shot and killed a male subject who reportedly charged at officers with two knives after they responded to a welfare call. The man had an active probation violation warrant. names of the subject and officer were not released. Investigators from the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation will lead the probe with multiple agencies assisting.
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Fort Dodge
Fourth Ave. South
Webster County Sheriffs Office
Iowa State Patrol
Webster County Attorney’s Office
Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation
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Anastasia Basquin
Emily.andersen
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Iowa Capital Dispatch
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