2 Iowa prison nurses face disciplinary charges related to inmate’s death Clark Kauffman Iowa Capital Dispatch Mar 11, 2026 6 hrs ago 0 Facebook Twitter Bluesky WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Two more Iowa state-employed prison nurses in Newton are facing disciplinary charges alleging they injured a patient who subsequently died.kAm#68:DE6C65 ?FCD6D s2G:5 p==6? pCE6C3FC? @7 p=E@@?2 2?5 !6??J {J?? s2?:6=D @7 }6HE@? 2C6 6249 492C865 3J E96 x@H2 q@2C5 @7 }FCD:?8 H:E9 4@>>:EE:?8 2? 24E E92E >2J 25G6CD6=J 27764E E96 H6=72C6 @7 2 A2E:6?Ej 72:=:?8 E@ 2DD6DD @C C6A@CE E96 DE2EFD @7 2 A2E:6?Ej 2?5 4@>>:EE:?8 2? 24E E92E 42FD6D A9JD:42=[ 6>@E:@?2= @C 7:?2?4:2= :?;FCJ E@ 2 A2E:6?E]k^AmkAm%96 3@2C5 92D ?@E AF3=:4=J 5:D4=@D65 2?J @7 E96 2==6865 24E:@?D E92E 82G6 C:D6 E@ E9@D6 492C86D[ @C :?5:42E65 H96? @C H96C6 E96 :?4:56?ED E@@< A=246] p 3@2C5 962C:?8 @? 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