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Iowa 2021

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The Jail System

Iowa has 96 jails in 99 counties. The jail population in 2021 was 4,486.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2021, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of the State of Iowa correctional authorities was 8,562 located in 36 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. Iowa operated facilities had a staff of 3,700 employees and a budget of $469,955,705.

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2021, Iowa community corrections population was 24,839 under probation and 7,261 under parole.

Methodology

The National Institute of Corrections depends on publicly available information to provide the information on this page.

The statistics for budgets, employee positions, county numbers, and state prison facilities data come from state departments of corrections, other state reports and state agencies. If data is missing for a state, then we were unable to find that information.

The data on prison population come from the Prisoner in 2021 report released by the Bureau of Justice Statistics (BJS). The report includes the count of prisoners in the unified systems of Alaska, Connecticut, Delaware, Hawaii, Rhode Island, and Vermont.

Violent and property crime rates are provided by the Vera Institute.
 

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
298
Violent Crime Rate
295
Property Crime Rate
1,508
Probationers
1,030
Parolees
260

Populations

Prison Population
8,562
Jail Population
4,486
Parole Population
6,411
Probation Population
25,153

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
9 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
92

Prisons

Employee Positions
3,700
Prison Budget
$469,955,705