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| ‘Lifers’ in Iowa prisons leveling off |
| By thegazette.com/ - Vanessa Miller |
| Published: 06/04/2013 |
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The number of Iowans serving life sentences in prison has been rising for decades — aggravating space issues in Iowa’s penitentiaries and racking up costs for things like food and medical care. But that upward trend is starting to level off, according to a new report out of the Iowa Department of Corrections. And Iowa soon could see its life sentence population on the decline, said Paul Stageberg, administrator for the state’s Division of Criminal and Juvenile Justice Planning. “I think it’s going to go down for quite some time,” Stageberg said. “How low it goes, though, is another question.” The number of people serving life sentences in Iowa has risen steadily from 111 in 1980 to 680 in 2012. This year, that number appears to be holding steady, and officials say they expect to see it decline in the coming years. Read More. |
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