House Study Bill 47
SENATE/HOUSE FILE
BY (PROPOSED DEPARTMENT OF
CORRECTIONS BILL)
Passed Senate, Date Passed House, Date
Vote: Ayes Nays Vote: Ayes Nays
Approved
A BILL FOR
1 An Act establishing custody and security levels for the
2 institutions and facilities of the department of corrections.
3 BE IT ENACTED BY THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF IOWA:
4 TLSB 1214DP 83
5 jm/rj/14
PAG LIN
1 1 Section 1. Section 904.102, Code 2009, is amended to read
1 2 as follows:
1 3 904.102 DEPARTMENT ESTABLISHED == INSTITUTIONS.
1 4 1. The Iowa department of corrections is established to be
1 5 responsible for the control, treatment, and rehabilitation of
1 6 offenders committed under law to the following institutions:
1 7 1. a. Iowa correctional institution for women == level V
1 8 facility.
1 9 2. b. Anamosa state penitentiary == level V facility.
1 10 c. Luster Heights camp == level I facility.
1 11 3. d. Iowa state penitentiary == level VI facility.
1 12 e. John Bennett unit == level III facility.
1 13 f. Farms 1 and 3 == level I facility.
1 14 g. Clinical care unit == level V facility.
1 15 4. h. Iowa medical and classification center == level V
1 16 facility.
1 17 5. i. North central correctional facility at Rockwell
1 18 City == level II facility.
1 19 6. j. Mount Pleasant correctional facility == level III
1 20 facility.
1 21 7. k. Clarinda correctional facility == level I facility.
1 22 l. Clarinda lodge == level I facility.
1 23 8. m. Newton correctional facility.
1 24 n. Correctional release center == level IV facility.
1 25 9. o. Fort Dodge correctional facility == level IV
1 26 facility.
1 27 10. Rehabilitation camps.
1 28 11. Other institutions related to an institution in
1 29 subsections 1 through 10 but not attached to the campus of the
1 30 main institution as program developments require.
1 31 2. A level I facility includes the following:
1 32 a. Minimum live=out custody offenders.
1 33 b. Dorms or multiple person rooms.
1 34 c. Minimal motion detection on perimeter fence or no
1 35 perimeter fence.
2 1 d. Minimal perimeter lighting.
2 2 e. Intermittent perimeter patrol.
2 3 3. A level II facility includes the following:
2 4 a. Minimum custody offenders.
2 5 b. Dorms or multiple person rooms.
2 6 c. A single perimeter fence with motion detection.
2 7 d. Intermittent perimeter patrol.
2 8 4. A level III facility includes the following:
2 9 a. Medium or minimum custody offenders.
2 10 b. Dorms or multiple person rooms.
2 11 c. A double perimeter fence with motion detection.
2 12 d. Lighted perimeter with motion detection.
2 13 e. Armed perimeter patrol or armed towers or both.
2 14 5. A level IV facility includes the following:
2 15 a. Medium or minimum custody offenders.
2 16 b. Multiple person cells.
2 17 c. A double perimeter fence with motion detection.
2 18 d. Armed perimeter patrol or armed towers or both.
2 19 6. A level V facility includes the following:
2 20 a. Maximum, medium, or minimum custody offenders.
2 21 b. Multiple person or single cells.
2 22 c. Perimeter wall or double perimeter fence and motion
2 23 detection.
2 24 d. Lighted perimeter.
2 25 e. Armed perimeter patrol and armed towers.
2 26 7. A level VI facility includes the following:
2 27 a. Maximum custody offenders.
2 28 b. Single person cells.
2 29 c. Limited and controlled offender movement.
2 30 d. Perimeter wall or a double perimeter fence and motion
2 31 detection.
2 32 e. Lighted perimeter.
2 33 f. Armed perimeter patrol and armed towers.
2 34 8. Notwithstanding the requirements of subsection 6,
2 35 paragraph "c", the Iowa correctional institution for women
3 1 shall be considered a level V facility.
3 2 EXPLANATION
3 3 This bill establishes six custody and security levels and
3 4 the criteria for such levels at the institutions and
3 5 facilities of the department of corrections.
3 6 LSB 1214DP 83
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