The law increases the time repeat offenders will spend behind bars — at a cost.

Habitual offenders will now have to answer to the “three-strikes” law as House File 2542 goes into effect today. Signed into ...

The Iowa Department of Corrections projects that accommodating the recently enacted "three strikes" legislation will require the state to build three new prisons in addition to expanding existing ...

A prominent tech investor sparked outrage and debate after calling for executions by hanging for repeat violent offenders. In a post shared on X, venture capitalist Joe Lonsdale wrote that if he were ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Anyone convicted of a third felony in Iowa will spend a minimum of seven years behind bars under a law signed by Gov. Kim Reynolds ...

DAVENPORT, Iowa (KWQC) - Three convictions. Twenty years. No exceptions. Iowa is on the verge of one of the toughest repeat-offender laws in the country. The bill is part of a larger series of ...

The Iowa legislature has given bipartisan approval to a bill that requires longer prison sentences for repeat offenders. Senator Mike Bousselot, a Republican from Ankeny, said 75% of violent crimes ...

Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds gives remarks before signing a "three strikes" law with higher mandatory minimum prison sentences for repeat felony offenders.