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Iowa 2022

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The Jail System

Iowa has 94 jails in 99 counties. The jail population in 2022 was 4,666.

The Prison System

As of December 31, 2022, the number of prisoners under the jurisdiction of Iowa correctional authorities was 8,473 located in 9 state prisons and held in custody of private prisons or local jails. State operated facilities had a staff of 3,124 employees and a budget of $304,046,861

The Community Corrections System

As of December 31, 2022, Iowa community corrections population was 26,290 under probation and 6,880 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, 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 and incarcerate rate come from the Prisoners in 2022 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 Federal Bureau of Investigations.  

The number of counties per state comes from the United States Census Bureau.    

Rates (Per 100K)

Incarceration Rate
264
Violent Crime Rate
286
Property Crime Rate
1,331
Probationers
1,030
Parolees
277

Populations

Prison Population
8,473
Jail Population
4,666
Parole Population
6,880
Probation Population
26,290

Facilities

Number of State Prison Facilities
9 facilities
Number of Jail Facilities
94

Prisons

Cost Per Inmate
$ 42,482
Employee Positions
3,124
Prison Budget
$304,046,861