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Thursday, September 20, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Friday, July 20, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Tuesday, March 27, 2012  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Tuesday, November 29, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Saturday, November 12, 2011  Some Iowa prison inmates have filed a class-action lawsuit against the state, saying they were held past their release dates.

Thursday, November 10, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Saturday, November 05, 2011  Authorities are looking for a state prison inmate who has gone missing from the Fort Des Moines work-release facility.

Wednesday, October 19, 2011  Regional Round-Up is the place to click for interesting news and lifestyle stories across the area.

Sunday, June 12, 2011  A state prison inmate has been reported as an escapee after he failed to return from work release.

Friday, April 01, 2011  There were no serious injuries.

Thursday, July 22, 2010  The expansion will increase capacity from 51 to 76, double the number of classrooms, and add additional staff and programs.

Wednesday, July 14, 2010  Iowa's prison population is on the upswing following declining numbers dating back to 2007.

Monday, March 01, 2010  An inmate at the Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility has attacked a corrections officer.

Thursday, February 25, 2010  An Illinois woman who works for the Iowa Department of Corrections has been charged with theft and misconduct.

Friday, February 19, 2010  The director of the Iowa Department of Corrections is taking issue with allegations of prison mismanagement.