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Fort Madison, IA 52627. 319-372-5432. Fort Madison (Lee county) Maximum security. Visiting hours: Iowa State Penitentiary. All reservations, both video and in-person, are scheduled by the Ameelio app. Video Visits are held: Monday and Friday, each hour from 8:00 am to 4:00 pm for 50 minutes each.
Iowa. ZIP Code. 52637. The Iowa State Penitentiary ( ISP) is an Iowa Department of Corrections maximum security prison for men located in the Lee County, Iowa, community of Fort Madison. This facility should not be confused with the Historical Iowa State Penitentiary, which was shut down in 2015 [1] after being open for 175 years. [2]
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Historic Iowa State Penitentiary, Incorporated, a non-profit organization Supported by Iowa's Department of Corrections, the city of Fort Madison, major Iowa universities; as well as area educators, historians and business owners; is dedicated to the re-purposing, preservation and sustainability of Historic Iowa State Penitentiary, circa 1839 ...
Historic Iowa State Penitentiary. #3 John Bennett Drive Fort Madison, Iowa | Map It Storied & Scenic Visit Our Website Email Us 319-372-5432. Our nation was only 57-years-old when it was constructed, with only 26 states in the Union. Iowa was a territory, with Historic Iowa State Penitentiary acting as the territorial prison almost a decade ...
The fort was the site of Chief Blackhawk's first battle against U.S. troops, making it the only real War of 1812 battlefield located in the state of Iowa & the first U.S. military cemetery in the upper Midwest. Fort Madison was one of three posts established by the U.S. Army to maintain control over the newly acquired Louisiana Territory.
Mar 17, 2017 · Iowa State Penitentiary Warden Patti Wachtendorf poses for a photo in the halls of the closed Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison on Wednesday, March 8, 2017.
