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Eagle Ridge prison project ends in failed recall close to Anamosa
Almost 20 years ago Iowa planned a campus style prison north of Anamosa with a $3.5 million package. Construction stalled after initial grading and roadwork, leading to a settlement with architects and workers as the project faded. Gov Branstad now advocates a new prison to ease crowding.
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Jim Mayer
Metro-Iowa
Anamosa
Iowa
Terry Branstad
Eagle Ridge
Branstad
United States
Moon Shot
Iowa State Men’s Reformatory
Anamosa Reformatory
Reformatory
Foley Construction
Clinton
Foley
Jones County
Richard Kurtz
Brown, Healey and Bock
Cedar Rapids
Kurtz
General Assembly
Nolan Ellandson
Bureau of Adult Corrections
Iowa Department of Social Services
Robert Ray
Iowa Medical and Classification Center
Oakdale
Ray
Riverview
Newton
Johnson County
Jack Paschall
Iowa Board of Corrections
Correcions
Paschall
Roy Miller
Monti
Cello
Ellandson