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posted on January 22, 2008 at 11:42 AM
Brad Richardson, Director of the DMC Resource Center in Iowa City, and David Goodson, with the Family & Children Council in Waterloo, discuss the causes and potential solutions for the disproportionate number of African Americans in Iowa's prisons.
posted on January 19, 2008 at 12:22 PM
If you commit a crime in Iowa, and you’re African American, your chance of going to jail is 14 times greater than if you are Caucasian. It's been a problem for decades, and Iowa Governor Chet Culver is determined to make inroads in alleviating the persistent disproportionate incarceration of minorities in Iowa's detention centers, jails, and prisons.
posted on January 18, 2008 at 2:22 PM
State Representative Todd Taylor and prison reform advocate Carlos Jayne discuss issues in the Iowa correctional system with host Paul Yeager.
posted on January 16, 2008 at 5:10 PM
More than 450 inmates are waiting for space to open up for them to move from prison to one of 22 Community Based Corrections centers in the state. We profile a Community Based Corrections residential center in Ames to witness the issues and challenges they face.
posted on January 16, 2008 at 3:07 PM
posted on January 9, 2008 at 3:16 PM
As the session begins Monday, the legislature faces a fiscal year 2009 budget gap of more than $400 million. Governor Chet Culver has already asked lawmakers and state agencies to hold the line on spending, and he says he does not want to increases taxes. Nevertheless, there are many proposals asking for projects to be funded.
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Full Program: Market Analyst Alan Brugler. Black Farmers Discrimination Lawsuit Could Cost USDA Billions. June Acreage Report Has Bearish ... 27:46
See how a visit from an IPTV storyteller gives Cedar Rapids kids a break from the bombardment of news coverage on the floods. ... 04:12
Four experts answer flood related questions for Iowa's farmers and rural residents. 32:26
Full Program: Experts from flood and disaster agencies answer viewer questions on this live hour-long episode of The Iowa Journal, hosted ... 57:47
Midwestern farmers deal with losses and what the future might hold. 05:50
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