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| Dept. of Corrections, union at odds over prison security breach |
| By kwwl.com - Eric Page |
| Published: 03/22/2013 |
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FORT MADISON (KWWL) - A security situation at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison has the Iowa Department of Corrections and AFSCME Iowa Council 61 at odds with each other. The maximum security unit of the prison has been under lock down since last week due to a security breach, according to Fred Scaletta, spokesperson for the Iowa Department of Corrections. That means all 560 inmates in that unit are confined to their cells. In a release issued Thursday, Scaletta said the "restricted movement" status was necessary because a "line staff member" brought contraband into the unit. "Dedicated and professional correctional staff, at all levels, have been shaking down the prison to account for the inappropriate items that have been brought into the prison," Scaletta said in a written statement Thursday. "An investigation into this matter is currently being conducted. The employee is on administrative leave." Read More. |
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