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.
(The DOC Public hotline is for information related to the DOC COVID-19 response. Operators are available Monday through Friday during normal business hours. The COVID-19 Hotline is not operational on State holidays.)
- 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 No Longer Positive | Staff Positive* | Staff No Longer Positive | COVID Related Inmate Deaths |
| Anamosa | 2,343 | 0 | 868 | 0 | 155 | 6 |
| Clarinda | 4,796 | 0 | 603 | 0 | 62 | 1 |
| Fort Dodge | 6,534 | 0 | 563 | 0 | 91 | 4 |
| ICIW | 2,394 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 38 | 0 |
| IMCC | 13,091 | 2 | 523 | 0 | 108 | 5 |
| ISP | 2,203 | 0 | 229 | 0 | 98 | 2 |
| Mt. Pleasant | 5,325 | 1 | 785 | 0 | 60 | 0 |
| Newton | 5,487 | 0 | 823 | 0 | 52 | 1 |
| North Central | 965 | 0 | 389 | 0 | 34 | 0 |
| Total | 43,138 | 4 | 4,805 | 0 | 698 | 19 |
(Last update: 3/26/21 at 3:00 p.m.)
*Some staff data is reliant on self-reporting.
**Number of staff that have passed away with COVID-19: 2
- November 16: Staff member from Iowa Correctional Institution for Women
- November 28: Staff member from Clarinda Correctional Facility
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 no longer positive: Means inmates that have had COVID-19, but have qualified as recovered from their illness and are believed to no longer be contagious.
**Due to HIPAA regulations, the department is limited in what information it can provide in connection to employee health information
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