Lang
10/31/20
The Anamosa State Penitentiary and the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women received the results of positive COVID-19 tests Thursday afternoon. Due to the new positive cases, both facilities are entering a restricted movement status to mitigate further viral spread. While on restricted movement, video visitations have been suspended at both facilities.
The facilities are currently organizing mass-testing for inmates and staff in the coming days to identify any additional inmates who should be placed in medical isolation or quarantine units as part of the facilities’ virus mitigation strategies.
As additional testing is conducted and additional inmates are identified as positive for COVID-19, updates will be posted at https://doc.iowa.gov/COVID19. Whenever an inmate tests positive for COVID-19, staff notify the inmate’s emergency contact immediately.
Since the start of the pandemic, the department has had over 1,200 inmates and over 200 staff recover from the virus. A total of four inmates have died due to complications related to the virus.