BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Three staff members were assaulted while on duty at the Iowa State Penitentiary earlier today. Based on a preliminary review of the incident, it appears that at 10:22 a.m, [Read More…]
PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Two staff members were assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary on Friday, March 29, 2019 at approximately 4:30 p.m. While a staff psychologist was meeting with an [Read More…]
PCC STAFFFORT MADISON – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary at approximately 11:52 a.m. Friday. Staff were alerted to a fire alarm triggered in a living unit at the prison. As they [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – An assault on a correctional officer at Iowa State Penitentiary last week has prompted local union officials to meet with prison officials again about ongoing staffing concerns. [Read More…]
FORT MADISON – A correctional officer was assaulted by an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, IA at approximately 8:00 a.m. Friday morning. The correctional officer was conducting his routine duties in a living unit when he [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A Fort Madison man was arrested Thursday afternoon and charged with a domestic firearms assault charge. Lee County Sheriff’s deputies were sent to the 6000 block of [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – A parent of a former Fort Madison school district student is asking for the removal of an administrator who allegedly left a bruise on his daughter’s arm [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – According to a release from the Iowa Department of Corrections, a correctional officer at Iowa State Penitentiary was assaulted and suffered minor injuries this morning. The correctional officer, along [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR FORT MADISON – Detectives from the Lee County Sheriff’s office have arrested a 15-year-old male juvenile from Fort Madison in connection with this morning’s break-in in St. Paul. According to [Read More…]
BY CHUCK VANDENBERG PCC EDITOR ST. PAUL – The Lee County Sheriff’s department is asking for assistance in a break-in that occurred early Friday morning in rural St. Paul. At approximately 1:42 a.m. deputies were [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – According to a statement released Thursday night by the Iowa State Penitentiary, the prison is currently on restricted movement following an assault on an officer this afternoon. The statement, [Read More…]
BY PCC STAFF FORT MADISON – Iowa State Penitentiary was placed on lockdown/restricted movement Wednesday, October 18, 2017 after an incident involving a staff assault. The staff member was beginning an escort when the offender [Read More…]
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