11/16/2025
This was a horrible situation— should not have happened. Just like all public workers they need more funding for a safe and secure workplace. His widow is so incredibly strong, raising the boys on her own, and spending the last few years fighting for other prison worker’s rights.
The widow of an Anamosa prison guard who was killed four years ago is fighting what she claims is a state effort to limit workplace rights before the Iowa Supreme Court. Read more: https://www.kcrg.com/2025/11/13/slain-prison-guards-widow-defends-workers-rights-against-ag-iowa-supreme-court-arguments/