Johnson County voters will consider a bond issue next month worth $100-million for a new jail. The current jail faces facility and staffing concerns that may compromise the humane treatment of inmates, but opponents say a bigger, more expensive jail will lead to more incarceration and possible cooperation with ICE. Melanie Olivas, with the nonprofit […]

Bill makes smuggling undocumented immigrants a crime in Iowa
Human smuggling of undocumented immigrants — to conceal them from law enforcement — would become a crime in Iowa if a





