Iowa Department of Corrections Director Beth Skinner talks to reporters Aug, 26, 2022, during recording of “Iowa Press” at Iowa PBS studios in Johnston. (Screenshot from Iowa PBS) DES MOINES — Iowa’s prison recidivism rate — the percentage of inmates who re-offend and are returned …
Read MoreWhy Do Evil and Suffering Exist? Religion Has One Answer, Literature Another.
In the church of my childhood, we believed God’s angels battled demons in a war for our souls. This was not a metaphor. We were Pentecostals, though not strictly and not always. We weren’t picky about denomination; what mattered was belief in the redeeming blood …
Read MoreWhy Do Evil and Suffering Exist? Religion Has One Answer, Literature Another.
In the church of my childhood, we believed God’s angels battled demons in a war for our souls. This was not a metaphor. We were Pentecostals, though not strictly and not always. We weren’t picky about denomination; what mattered was belief in the redeeming blood …
Read MoreLooking Back: Lemoore to be the site of a prison?
Thanksgiving is rapidly upon us and it is occurring next week whether we are ready for it or not! Thankfully, though nighttime temperatures have dropped the past few weeks, they are not as low as those of this week in 1958.
Read MoreJudge sends former SUU lecturer to prison with consecutive sentences for terroristic threats
Estimated read time: 4-5 minutes CEDAR CITY — City attorney Randall McUne said he was on the first day of a family vacation when he heard the man who had directly threatened his wife and made terroristic threats against Southern Utah University, had fled. He …
Read MoreA radio program gave prisoners ‘meaning and purpose.’ Why did it end?
Cynthia Gonzalez has been incarcerated in Colorado for more than 25 years.Serving a life sentence for a murder conviction, Gonzalez said she found “meaning and purpose” — feelings that had eluded her for more than two decades — when she became a producer for Inside …
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Read More7 Outrageous Cases of Art Vandalism That May Shock You
The deliberate destruction of works of art, also known as art vandalism, is the sort of crime that rarely leaves people indifferent. In the majority of the registered cases, acts of art vandalism are committed not by outraged visitors but by aspiring artists aiming …
Read MoreArtists give diverse perspectives in “Threads: Stories and Histories through Textiles” at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery
Artists give diverse perspectives in “Threads: Stories and Histories through Textiles” at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery Artists give diverse perspectives in “Threads: Stories and Histories through Textiles” at the Pauly Friedman Art Gallery Misericordia University’s Pauly Friedman Art Gallery exhibits “Threads: Stories and Histories …
Read MoreValentine man sentenced to life in prison for murder of 52-year-old woman
A 27-year-old Valentine man was sentenced to life in prison Friday for the 2021 murder of 52-year-old Ruth Wittmuss in Kilgore. Kevin Kilmer was found guilty at a trial in Cherry County in August. Judge Mark Kozisek sentenced Kilmer to life in prison and an …
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