2013: Iowa Politics in Review

Shane Vander Hart reviews Iowa political and cultural news from 2013.

Branstad Orders Higher Standards of Care for Iowa Juvenile Home

Governor Terry Branstad ordered the Iowa Juvenile Home to adopt higher standards in care in response to inappropriate use of isolation cells.

Should an Open Records Request Cost $33/hour?

The State of Iowa charged The Des Moines Register almost $32,000 to fulfill an open records request on solitary confinements at the Iowa Juvenile Home.

Iowa Juvenile Home Under Fire for Use of Isolation Cells

The Iowa Juvenile Home is under fire for its use of isolation cells, but Iowa Governor Terry Branstad says the leadership and its practices have changed.