Facilities · Prison
Iowa State Penitentiary
Fort Madison, Lee County, Iowa · capacity 772
11 deaths are recorded here, from 1981 to 2026; all by name.
- illness 4
- other person 3
- undetermined 3
- suicide 1
The people
- Steven Sager August 23, 2026
- Gary Showalter Sr. December 28, 2024
- Bailey Scott June 23, 2023
- Scott Baily June 23, 2023
- Warren John Nutter December 8, 2021
- Dale Viers December 20, 2020
- Lacy Kelley May 5, 2018
- Michael Whitworth October 30, 2016
- Robert Lee Kern January 16, 2016
- Adam Moss June 26, 2013
- Gary Eugene Tyson September 2, 1981
History and conditions
Research on this facility’s history, oversight and conditions is coming.