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| New Corrections Director To Limit Population |
| By desmoinesregister.com |
| Published: 12/16/2010 |
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Iowa Corrections Director John Baldwin, who will be retained by Gov.-elect Terry Branstad, says he doesn't anticipate building any additional state prisons, and he hopes to limit increases in the inmate population. Branstad announced Wednesday he plans to keep Baldwin on staff. Baldwin, 60, is a Fort Dodge native who was appointed head of the Department of Corrections in 2007. He has spent more than three decades as a state prison administrator. Branstad noted that a U.S. Justice Department study last year showed Iowa with the second-lowest correctional costs nationally. "John's experience ... will serve him well in my administration," Branstad said in a statement Read More. |
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