Iowa State Penitentiary is also known as Fort Madison, or the Fort, and it is the only maximum security in Iowa. ISP has a capacity of 500 violent and repeat male offenders. It's population is 1100.Fort Madison was established in 1839, seven years before Iowa became a state. It is the oldest continuously operated prison west of the Mississippi River.
The last execution to take place in Iowa was the execution of Victor Feguer, who killed a doctor, in 1963. He was also the last federal prisoner to be executed for 40 years, until Timothy McVeigh's execution in 2001.
Two inmates escaped from Iowa State Penitentiary in 2005, by using prison industries materials to scaled a stone wall. They were captured a few days later.
In 2004, Construction and heavy rains unearthed the remains of a child that had apparently been there since before the prison was built.
Iowa State Penitentiary was featured on MSNBC's Lockup: Raw
Iowa Department of Corrections
Iowa State Penitentiary on Wikipedia
Iowa State Penitentiary on Insideprison.com
A Thorough History and Photos of Iowa State Penitentiary
Iowa on Prison Talk
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