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Iowa

This page presents the statistics on deaths in custody for state and federal prisons in Iowa, along with trends over time. See the Data Reporting Summary below for a breakdown of the type of detailed data available from the state.

26
annual* deaths in all Iowa prisons
NAno federal prisons in this state
26annual* deaths in all state prisons
* Most recently available data for state and federal prisons on a statewide basis (2023). We are awaiting 2024 statewide data for federal prisons. See our GitHub for details.
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Data Reporting Summary

This table reports whether the Iowa state prison system has made available detailed data on deaths and population demographics.

Deaths Records

Years Covered2017-2021
CircumstancesYes
FacilityYes
NameYes
AgeYes
SexYes
RaceNo

Population Records

Years CoveredNone
FacilityNo
AgeNo
SexNo
RaceNo
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