Politics· States Newsroom

Former prison inmate sues state and counselor over alleged sexual exploitation

States Newsroom · October 12, 2026

A former Iowa prison inmate is suing the state’s Department of Corrections over her alleged sexual exploitation by a prison counselor. A woman identified in court records only as “Jane Doe” is suing the State of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Corrections, the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, and DOC counselor…

Continue readingRead the full story at States Newsroom

Former prison inmate sues state and counselor over alleged sexual exploitation

More in Politics

Will AI make work easier or workers obsolete? A new NC survey looks at what workers think

New Mexico US Sen. Heinrich touts bipartisan permitting reform bill amid environmentalist criticism

Oklahoma voter registration system malfunction expected to have minimal impact, official says