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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
Fort Madison is named for a Fort and early trading place, which was in turn named for James Madison who became President in 1809. As Out and About correspondent Dan Kaercher's report explains, this old railroad town is getting back on track.
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: Despite bountiful harvests, grain and oilseed prices rally. A key producer of cellulosic ethanol cuts its production costs ... 27:45
A retired farmer and Methodist Minister returns to the land to harvest the "old fashioned" way. 07:05
Full Program: Former U.S. Rep. Richard Gephardt (D-St. Louis) discusses the elements of broad-based health care reform. 27:45
A discussion of chronic disease management in Iowa. 17:36
Full Program: A look at chronic disease management in Iowa. 27:47
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