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The '''Iowa Department of Corrections''' is a state agency operating prisons in [[Iowa]]. It has its headquarters in [[Des Moines, Iowa|Des Moines]].<ref>"[http://www.doc.state.ia.us/ Welcome to the Iowa Department of Corrections] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20031227043106/http://www.doc.state.ia.us/ |date=December 27, 2003 }}." Iowa Department of Corrections. Retrieved on December 7, 2009.</ref>

==Facilities==

The Iowa Department of Corrections operates nine adult facilities through the state.  Iowa does not contract with private prisons.<ref>http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Too_Good_to_be_True.pdf {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140305034640/http://sentencingproject.org/doc/publications/inc_Too_Good_to_be_True.pdf |date=2014-03-05 }} page 5</ref>

[[Image:Mitchellville Iowa 20100328 Corectional Ins.JPG|thumb|[[Iowa Correctional Institution for Women]]]]
* [[Anamosa State Penitentiary]] - [[Anamosa, Iowa|Anamosa]]
* [[Clarinda Correctional Facility]] - [[Clarinda, Iowa|Clarinda]]
* [[Fort Dodge Correctional Facility]] - [[Fort Dodge, Iowa|Fort Dodge]]
* [[Iowa Correctional Institution for Women]] - [[Mitchellville, Iowa|Mitchellville]]
* [[Iowa Medical and Classification Center]] - [[Oakdale, Iowa|Oakdale]]
* [[Iowa State Penitentiary]] - [[Fort Madison, Iowa|Fort Madison]]
* [[Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility]] - [[Mount Pleasant, Iowa|Mount Pleasant]]
* [[Newton Correctional Facility]] - ''[[unincorporated area|unincorporated]]'' [[Jasper County, Iowa|Jasper County]], near [[Newton, Iowa|Newton]]
* [[North Central Correctional Facility]] - [[Rockwell City, Iowa|Rockwell City]]

==Fallen officers==

Since the establishment of the Iowa Department of Corrections, 14 officers have died in the line of duty.<ref>[http://www.odmp.org/agency/1808-iowa-department-of-corrections-iowa The Officer Down Memorial Page]</ref>

==See also==
{{Portal|Iowa}}
* [[List of law enforcement agencies in Iowa]]
* [[List of United States state correction agencies]]
* [[Lists of United States state prisons]]
* [[Prison]]
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==References==
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==External links==
*{{official website}}

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