All women incarcerated by the State of Iowa are processed and housed at the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women [ICIW] in Mitchellville.
ICIW Statistics:
| Year | Capacity | Population |
|---|---|---|
| 1988 | 127 | 134 |
| 2016
2020 |
888
774 |
735
563* |
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- * Prison #’s reduced during COVID-19
- Average annual cost per person – $31,145
- Median age of ICIW resident – 36
- Women serving life sentences – 45
- Sentences for non-violent crimes – 67%
- Serving mandatory minimums – 31%
- Most common crime – drug offenses
- Average reading grade level – 8.2
- Women having chronic and persistent mental illnesses in categories of schizophrenia, recurrent major depressive disorders, bipolar disorders, other chronic & recurrent psychosis, dementia & other organic disorders – 26.9%
- Women with a other mental illness – 63.5%
- Women who will serve their sentences and return to our communities – 95%
- 45% of the women have at least one dependent
* FIWP thanks the Iowa Department of Corrections for providing these statistics