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 | 251 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8 | 0 |
| Clarinda | 579 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 |
| Fort Dodge*** | 3,831 | 0 | 360 | 1 | 40 | 3 |
| ICIW | 261 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 0 |
| IMCC** | 5,163 | 7 | 300 | 7 | 34 | 1 |
| ISP | 139 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 0 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 2,356 | 63 | 341 | 4 | 6 | 0 |
| Newton | 445 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| North Central | 175 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 13,200 | 70 | 1,005 | 24 | 122 | 4 |
(Last update: 9/27/20)
*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.
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