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This measure reflects the total number of offenders currently serving time in Iowa correctional institutions and facilities.
The incarceration numbers for the states in the chart below are for sentenced and unsentenced inmates in adult facilities in local jails and state prisons. Numbers for federal prisons are in the Federal line.
As of December 31, 2020, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the State of Iowa correctional authorities was 8,307 located in 9 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails.
This report provides the census of individuals who are actively supervised in Iowa's correctional system - within institutions, community based corrections, or other. Generally, "other" would include individuals who are serving time somewhere else, such as another state or federal prison.
Iowa has nine adult correctional institutions (also referred to as State prisons), which are responsible for incarcerating offenders sentenced to the custody and control of the Department of Corrections
Line graph showing the number of people incarcerated in Iowa's prisons and jails from 1978 to 2022.