This photo provided by the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation shows Michael Dutcher. Inmates Dutcher and Thomas Woodard used hammers to attack prison staff members during a failed attempt to ...

An Iowa inmate serving life in prison for the death of a Des Moines man has died Monday at 47 years old.

An inmate at Anamosa State Penitentiary in Iowa attacked staff in the prison infirmary Tuesday, killing one correctional officer and a nurse, officials said. Security personnel responded to the attack ...

MITCHELLVILLE — Sewing machines hum inside the Correctional Institution for Women in Mitchellville as inmates focus on the day's work — taking 18 pieces of soft, smooth wool and turning them into ...

Dozens of Iowa prisoners received overdoses of the COVID-19 vaccine on Tuesday — kicking off an internal investigation at the state facility, a report said. The inmates at Iowa State Penitentiary in ...