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Polk County is located in the U.S. state of Iowa. As of the 2020 census, the population was 492,401. [1] It is Iowa's most populous county, and home to over 15% of the state's residents. The county seat is Des Moines, [2] which is also the capital city of Iowa. Polk County is included in the Des Moines–West Des Moines, IA Metropolitan ...
The Iowa Department of Corrections operates nine adult facilities through the state. Iowa does not contract with private prisons. [2] Iowa Correctional Institution for Women. Anamosa State Penitentiary - Anamosa; Clarinda Correctional Facility - Clarinda; Fort Dodge Correctional Facility - Fort Dodge; Iowa Correctional Institution for Women ...
Murdered 49-year-old Kaye Tiede and her mother, 76-year-old Beth Potts near Beaver Springs, Summit County. 33 years, 241 days Edward Deli, his co-defendant, was sentenced to life in prison. They also shot Tiede's husband, who survived, and attempted to set him on fire. Later they kidnapped their two daughters.
The last in a series of lawsuits alleging sexual misconduct by a former Polk County Jail doctor has concluded with a $7,500 settlement from the county. ... according to the Iowa Board of Medicine ...
Polk County Justice Center Polk County Criminal Court. Polk County built its first courthouse in 1847 for $2,015. [2] The brick building measured 52 by 26 feet (15.8 by 7.9 m). [2] It was located to the south of the present building. [3] After the second courthouse was completed, this first building was sold to a church for $800. [4]
This is a list of law enforcement agencies in the state of Iowa.. According to the US Bureau of Justice Statistics' 2008 Census of State and Local Law Enforcement Agencies, the state had 392 law enforcement agencies employing 5,830 sworn police officers, about 195 for each 100,000 residents.
Iowa Correctional Institution for Women is an Iowa Department of Corrections medium/minimum security prison located in Mitchellville, Iowa. [1] As of 2002 it had some 190 staff and 510 inmates. It has both dormitory style units and celled housing, as well as a "return-to-confinement" facility used for intensive treatment of repeat offenders who ...
Des Moines (/ d ə ˈ m ɔɪ n / ⓘ də-MOYN) is the capital and most populous city in the U.S. state of Iowa. It is the county seat of Polk County with parts extending into Warren County. It was incorporated on September 22, 1851, as Fort Des Moines, which was shortened to "Des Moines" in 1857. [6]