Top headline: KCCI, 2/20/2024
Bottom headline: Des Moines Register, 1/30/2026
Stephen Gruber-Miller reports:
[House Minority Leader Brian] Meyer [D-Des Moines] said he's concerned about the Department of Corrections' ability to house more inmates.
The department's website as of Jan. 29 describes the state's prison system as overcrowded by 23%, with 8,619 inmates being housed, despite capacity for only 6,990.
"We need to really consider some of the expense related to that and if there’s a better way to deal with recidivism so we’re not just building more prisons,"
[Rep. Steven] Holt [R-Denison] said he doesn't believe Iowa's prison capacity is a concern.
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