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United States — Iowa
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People convicted of a third or later domestic abuse assault offense are denied parole or work release until they serve the required part of the sentence, and the sentencing court must set that minimum confinement term.
United States — Iowa
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A second or subsequent offense involving certain sexual offenses is treated as a class A felony.
United States — Iowa
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A person sentenced to life imprisonment may ask the governor for commutation, but not more than once every 10 years; the corrections director may ask at any time, and the governor must forward the request to the board of parole for review.
United States — Iowa
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For most felony convictions other than class A felonies, the court must commit the person to the custody of the Iowa department of corrections for an indeterminate term. If the sentence is suspended under the cited DUI provision, the court must order county jail time instead.
United States — Iowa
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The source text only identifies “2003 Acts, ch 156, §22.”
United States — Iowa
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The court may reconsider a felony sentence for one year after confinement begins, but not for class A or B felonies.
United States — Iowa
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The director of the Iowa department of corrections must determine the appropriate place of confinement for people in the director’s custody and may transfer them between institutions during confinement.
United States — Iowa
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A person committed to the custody of the Iowa department of corrections must stay in custody until released by the board of parole or a judge, or until the maximum confinement term ends.
United States — Iowa
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A person convicted under this section must serve at least five years and cannot get parole until that minimum term is served.
United States — Iowa
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A person sentenced as an habitual offender cannot get parole until serving three years of confinement.
United States — Iowa
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A person convicted of a first violation under section 124.401D cannot be eligible for parole until serving at least 10 years of confinement.
United States — Iowa
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This provision sets maximum prison terms and fines for felony classes B, C, and D, and requires certain surcharges to be added to fines for class C and D felons.
United States — Iowa
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The court must sentence covered misdemeanor cases within the stated fine and jail limits, and it may require community service for some under-18 offenders.
United States — Iowa
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A court may, within 30 days after a misdemeanor sentence of confinement begins, bring the person back, review its earlier action, and reaffirm or replace the sentence. The court’s final order must be delivered personally or by regular mail.
United States — Iowa
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The court may order a qualifying prisoner released from custody during specified hours.
United States — Iowa
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People sentenced to one year or less must be confined in a county-furnished place, unless they are already in the director of corrections’ custody. People sentenced to more than one year must be committed to the director’s custody and confined in a place the director designates.
United States — Iowa
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The department must use available local correctional facilities when placing misdemeanants and should prefer the facility nearest the prisoner’s home if that fits rehabilitation.
United States — Iowa
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In a detention facility, people serving a sentence of confinement should be kept separate from people detained for another purpose, when possible.
United States — Iowa
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The Iowa corrections director must appoint independent administrative law judges.
United States — Iowa
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Inmates may earn sentence reduction time under this section, but the amount depends on sentence category and some inmates are barred until required treatment is completed.