Iowa Corrections COVID-19 Information

Information related to the Department's response to COVID-19 (Coronavirus) will be posted here as it becomes available. 

First: If you are sick and believe you may have COVID-19, please do not come to a correctional facility, and contact your healthcare provider immediately. Staff should contact their supervisor immediately. 

(Public hotline available Monday through Friday during normal business hours)

  • For information on PPE and Hand Sanitizer produced by Iowa Prison Industries, click here. 
     
  • For links to reliable information related to COVID19, click here. 
     
  • For all information related to steps the DOC has taken to mitigate the impact of COVID-19, please click here. 
     
  • For those with a loved-one incarcerated, please click here. 

Quick stats

Prison Inmates Tested Inmates Positive Inmates Recovered Staff Positive* Staff Recovered COVID Related  Inmate Deaths 
Anamosa 199 0 0 5 3 0
Clarinda 470 0 3 0 3 0
Fort Dodge*** 3,694 2 358 0 39 3
ICIW 175 0 0 2 8 0
IMCC** 3,902 148 102 9 17 0
ISP  90 0 0 14 5 0
Mt. Pleasant 705 38 2 3 0 0
Newton  280 0 0 1 2 0
North Central 115 0 0 0 0 0
Total  9,630 188 465 34 77 3

(Last update: 8/30/20) ​

*Some staff data is reliant on self-reporting.

**4/22/20 Update: The department began conducting extensive testing at IMCC.

*** 7/2/20 Update:  The department began conducting extensive testing at FDCF.

8/18/20 Update: Due to an increase in cases at IMCC, the facility is temporarily being placed on restrictive movement and additional testing is being conducted. 

Definitions: 
Inmates tested: Means tests administered to inmates; may include individual inmates that were tested multiple times. 
Inmates positive: Means inmates that are currently considered "positive," whether symptomatic or asymptomatic, but have not qualified as "recovered." 
Inmates recovered: Means inmates that have had COVID-19, but have qualified as recovered from their illness and are believed to no longer be contagious. 

If you are a member of our staff with questions, please click here. 

 

 

Printed from the Iowa Department of Corrections website on August 31, 2020 at 8:12pm.