House Concurrent Resolution 107 - Introduced
PAG LIN
1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY ROBERTS
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution relating to the board of
1 4 correction's evaluation of the Iowa state penitentiary
1 5 in Fort Madison.
1 6 WHEREAS, the governor requested the board of
1 7 corrections to evaluate the condition of the Iowa
1 8 state penitentiary following the escape of two inmates
1 9 at the facility; and
1 10 WHEREAS, the governor requested the board to
1 11 evaluate whether a new facility should be constructed
1 12 to replace the existing Iowa state penitentiary,
1 13 whether the existing penitentiary should be upgraded,
1 14 or whether inmates should be transferred from the
1 15 penitentiary to other correctional institutions; and
1 16 WHEREAS, the governor requested the board of
1 17 corrections to report the board's recommendations to
1 18 the governor within 30 days of undertaking such an
1 19 evaluation; and
1 20 WHEREAS, the decision to replace the penitentiary,
1 21 or upgrade the facility, or to transfer inmates to
1 22 other correctional institutions is an extremely
1 23 important public safety issue for the citizens of
1 24 Iowa; NOW THEREFORE,
1 25 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 26 SENATE CONCURRING, That the board of corrections
1 27 should undertake a more deliberative process and study
1 28 the future of the Iowa state penitentiary more
1 29 thoroughly before making any recommendations about the
1 30 future of an institution that has been serving Iowans
2 1 for over 150 years; and
2 2 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the general assembly
2 3 requests that the governor order the board of
2 4 corrections to continue to study the future of the
2 5 Iowa state penitentiary and to allow the board more
2 6 time to finish such an important undertaking; and
2 7 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the board make
2 8 recommendations about the future of the penitentiary
2 9 to the general assembly by January 8, 2007.
2 10 LSB 6173HH 81
2 11 jm:rj/cf/24.1
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