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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.
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 ...
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. #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 ...
Mar 17, 2017 · Judy Milks worked as a lieutenant at the now closed Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison for 16 years. She was the prison's first female lieutenant. Here she poses for a photo in the prison's ...
The prison was commissioned in 1839, 7 years before Iowa's statehood. Adding to the history of Fort Madison is Sheaffer Pen, a company manufacturing unique fountain pens designed & patented by Walter A. Sheaffer a local jeweler. Sheaffer Pens were produced here from 1913 until 2007, earning Fort Madison the nickname of Pen City.
P.O. Box 103. Doylestown, PA 18901. Iowa State Penitentiary Iowa State Penitentiary is located in Ft. Madison, part of Lee County Iowa. It is the only maximum security institution in the State of Iowa and can house around 934 inmates. Most of the offenders who are incarcerated here are violent repeat male offenders.
