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The Anamosa State Penitentiary Museum is located just outside the penitentiary's walls in a stone building that was formerly a barn and then a cheese-making facility for the prison. Exhibits include the history of the prison, the role of prison guards and the construction of the buildings. The museum is open seasonally and features a gift shop.
Anamosa State Penitentiary. Anamosa is home to the Anamosa State Penitentiary, formerly known as the Iowa Men's Reformatory, a medium/maximum security prison that is the largest in Iowa, housing over 1,200 male inmates. Anamosa State Penitentiary was home to infamous criminal John Wayne Gacy as well as Robert Hansen, the inspiration for the ...
The Anamosa State Penitentiary Cemetery, also known as the Iowa Men's Reformatory Cemetery or Boot Hill Cemetery, is located west of Anamosa, Iowa, United States.The first cemetery associated with the Iowa Men's Reformatory, now a penitentiary, was begun in 1876 at Prison Farm No. 1 or possibly at Farm No. 5.
The family of a prison nurse killed in an attempted breakout at Anamosa State Penitentiary nearly three years ago has filed a new lawsuit accusing the state of negligence in failing to prevent her ...
Lawsuit filed by Anamosa State Penitentiary guard's widow claims numerous failures led to March 2021 breakout attempt that left him, infirmary nurse dead Family of slain guard sue state officials ...
Luster Heights Prison Farm is a satellite facility of Anamosa State Penitentiary operated by the Iowa Department of Corrections. It is located in the Yellow River State Forest about five miles south of Harpers Ferry. It is situated in Fairview Township, in southeastern Allamakee County. The minimum-security facility houses approximately 60 male ...
The State Quarry, Iowa Men's Reformatory is a nationally recognized historic district located northwest of Anamosa, Iowa, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1992. [1]
Iowa State Penitentiary - Fort Madison Mount Pleasant Correctional Facility - Mount Pleasant Newton Correctional Facility - unincorporated Jasper County , near Newton