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Five percent of Fort Madison inmates tied to prison gangs
Gazette Des Moines Bureau reports that about 5 percent of Iowa State Penitentiary inmates belong to one of five prison gangs. Director Paul Grossheim notes lower gang presence in minimum security facilities and describes a system to identify and separate gang members. The board also dropped transfer hearing requirements for work release violators, moving hearings to the institution to save time and county jail costs.
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