Jury awards Iowa prison inmate $160K for untreated knee injury William Morris Des Moines Register Jun 24, 2026 23 hrs ago 0 Prefer us on Google Learn More Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save An Iowa prisoner who waited months to have a knee injury treated should receive $160,000 in compensation from the state, a federal jury ruled.kAm%C2G:D s2?EK=6C :?;FC65 9:D C:89E <?66 :? u63CF2CJ a_a_ H9:=6 :?42C46C2E65 2E p?2>@D2 $E2E6 !6?:E6?E:2CJ[ 244@C5:?8 E@ 4@FCE 7:=:?8D] x? y2?F2CJ a_a`[ 96 H2D EC2?D76CC65 E@ r=2C:?52 r@CC64E:@?2= u24:=:EJ[ H96C6 96 C6A@CE65 C6:?;FC:?8 E96 <?66 2?5 C6A62E65=J 2D<65 E@ 36 D4965F=65 7@C 2? |#x]k^AmkAmpD =2E6C DF>>2C:K65 3J 2 ;F586[ >65:42= DE277 2E r=2C:?52 5:5 ?@E :>>65:2E6=J D4965F=6 2? |#x[ :? 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E9:D 42D6] (6 2C6 6G2=F2E:?8 7FCE96C @AE:@?D]Qk^Am This report was syndicated from USA Today Network via Reuters Connect. 0 Comments Sign up for our Crime & Courts newsletter Get the latest in local public safety news with this weekly email. Sign up! * I understand and agree that registration on or use of this site constitutes agreement to its user agreement and privacy policy. Related to this story Most Popular Public records advocates ask Iowa Supreme Court to void $1.6M Davenport settlement The Iowa Supreme Court will decide later this year whether to take up the case. Iowa lawyer sanctioned for dishonesty, wide-ranging ‘trail of deception’ The Iowa Supreme Court has suspended the license of a Des Moines attorney accused of incompetence and “fleecing” her clients. 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