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 2,252 0 868 0 154 6
Clarinda 4,587 0 599 0 62 1
Fort Dodge 6,199 4 557 1 90 4
ICIW 2,183 1 21 1 37 0
IMCC 11,237 1 497 0 108 5
ISP  2,136 0 229 1 96 2
Mt. Pleasant 5,114 4 780 0 60 0
Newton  4,844 66 512 1 43 0
North Central 928 0 389 0 34 0
Total  39,480 76 4,452 4 684 18

(Last update: 2/11/21 ​at 6:00 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

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

 

 

Printed from the Iowa Department of Corrections website on February 12, 2021 at 2:16pm.