(DES MOINES) Today the Iowa Senate approved 8.5 million dollars in additional funding for the Department of Corrections. The money will address urgent needs at prisons and community-based corrections facilities across the state. At issue are staff shortages that could threaten public safety.
“The funding shortfall had created serious safety issues, both for prisoners and for correction officers,” said State Senator Gene Fraise of Fort Madison, “We had to address those issues.”
In Senator Fraise’s district, Senate File 2071 will provide additional resources $1,260,748 for the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison and $404,087 for the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility
“I told my colleagues the people who keep us safe every day needed help, and the Senate responded,” said Fraise. “I hope the House will also act quickly and the governor will sign this legislation so these problems can be resolved.”
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Complete breakdown of Senate File 2071
$346,040
Administration
$374,774
Clarinda
$182,174
Anamosa
$245,000
Federal Prison Reimb.
$453,140
CBC 1
$1,260,748
Ft. Madison
$261,706
CBC 2
$393,923
Ft. Dodge
$352,616
CBC 3
$433,931
Mitchellville
$50,996
CBC 4
$404,087
Mt. Pleasant
$310,675
CBC 5
$642,944
Newton
$599,943
CBC 6
$995,473
Oakdale
$223,774
CBC 7
$173,995
Rockwell City
$492,704
CBC 8
$300,000
Temporary Confinement
