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| Iowa prison removes inmates from unit where prisoner escaped |
| By siouxcityjournal.com- Ryan J. Foley |
| Published: 07/08/2015 |
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IOWA CITY, Iowa | Prisoners have been removed from a lockdown unit where an Iowa inmate managed to escape his cell despite strict security protocols, a prison spokeswoman said Tuesday. All 12 offenders in the unit known as the A-Pod have been transferred elsewhere in the Iowa State Penitentiary complex in Fort Madison as a safety precaution, spokeswoman Rebecca Bowker said. The move comes as authorities investigate how Justin Kestner of Sioux City escaped his cell early Sunday on the unit, which housed some of the state's most disruptive and dangerous maximum-security inmates in what were considered the most secure cells in the state. Prisoners are generally confined to their cells 23 hours a day for disciplinary or security reasons, and they are searched, handcuffed and escorted every time they leave. Correctional officers are stationed on the unit and required to conduct bed checks every 30 minutes. Read More. |
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