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Iowa Department of Corrections

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38 facilities in United States.

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Facilities map (38 of 38 with coordinates)

605 Center

United States · Davenport

Type

State prison

Capacity

120

Held

50

Under capacity (42%)Low

Anamosa State Penitentiary

United States · Anamosa

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

911

Held

927

Overcrowded (102%)

Anchor Center

United States · Cedar Rapids

Type

State prison

Capacity

26

Held

13

Under capacity (50%)Low

Beje Clark Residential Center(Mason City Res)

United States · Mason City

Type

State prison

Capacity

56

Held

49

Under capacity (88%)Low

Burlington Residential Facility

United States · Burlington

Type

State prison

Capacity

63

Held

59

Under capacity (94%)Low

Central Iowa Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Eldora

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

30

Held

12

Under capacity (40%)

Clarinda Academy

United States · Clarinda

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

265

Held

190

Under capacity (72%)Low

Clarinda Correctional Facility

United States · Clarinda

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

961

Held

1,002

Overcrowded (104%)Low

Council Bluffs Residential Correctional Facility

United States · Council Bluffs

Type

State prison

Capacity

77

Held

71

Under capacity (92%)Low

Council Bluffs Residential Treatment Center

United States · Council Bluffs

Type

State prison

Capacity

44

Held

29

Under capacity (66%)Low

Curt Forbes Residential Center (Ames Res)

United States · Ames

Type

State prison

Capacity

36

Held

40

Overcrowded (111%)Low

Dubuque Residential Facility

United States · Dubuque

Type

State prison

Capacity

80

Held

71

Under capacity (89%)Low

Forest Ridge Academy

United States · Gruver

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Fort Des Moines Community Corrections Complex

United States · Des Moines

Type

State prison

Capacity

267

Held

249

Under capacity (93%)Low

Fort Dodge Correctional Facility

United States · Fort Dodge

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,162

Held

1,296

Overcrowded (112%)

Fort Dodge Residential Center

United States · Fort Dodge

Type

State prison

Capacity

60

Held

52

Under capacity (87%)Low

Gerald R Hinzman Center (Cedar Rapids Residential)

United States · Cedar Rapids

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

86

Held

84

Under capacity (98%)Low

Hope House

United States · Coralville

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

58

Held

59

Overcrowded (102%)Low

Iowa Correctional Institution For Women

United States · Mitchellville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

774

Held

711

Under capacity (92%)Low

Iowa Medical & Classification Center

United States · Coralville

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

585

Held

894

Overcrowded (153%)Moderate

Iowa State Penitentiary

United States · Fort Madison

Maximum

Type

State prison

Capacity

772

Held

688

Under capacity (89%)

Iowa State Penitentiary

United States · Fort Madison

Type

—

Capacity

760

Held

—

Lary A Nelson Center (Cedar Rapids Work Release)

United States · Cedar Rapids

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

93

Held

112

Overcrowded (120%)Low

Marshalltown Residential Center

United States · Marshalltown

Type

State prison

Capacity

51

Held

52

Overcrowded (102%)Low

Mt. Pleasant Correctional Facility

United States · Mount Pleasant

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

776

Held

1,000

Overcrowded (129%)Low

Newton Correctional Facility

United States · Newton

Medium

Type

State prison

Capacity

1,014

Held

1,292

Overcrowded (127%)

North Central Correctional Facility

United States · Rockwell City

Minimum

Type

State prison

Capacity

245

Held

485

Overcrowded (198%)

Northwest Iowa Juvenile Detention Center

United States · Cherokee

Juvenile

Type

State prison

Capacity

—

Held

—

Ottumwa Residential Facility

United States · Ottumwa

Type

State prison

Capacity

76

Held

73

Under capacity (96%)Low

Residential Correctional Facility, Davenport

United States · Davenport

Type

State prison

Capacity

64

Held

133

Overcrowded (208%)Moderate

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APA
World Prisons. (2026). Iowa Department of Corrections — operator profile. Retrieved October 20, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/operators/iowa-department-of-corrections
Chicago
"Iowa Department of Corrections — operator profile." World Prisons. Accessed October 20, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/operators/iowa-department-of-corrections.
BibTeX
@misc{worldprisons-operator-iowa-department-of,
  author = {{World Prisons}},
  title = {Iowa Department of Corrections — operator profile},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://worldprisons.com/operators/iowa-department-of-corrections},
  urldate = {2026-10-20}
}