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Assistant Linn County prosecutor promoted to Juvenile Division head

An assistant Linn County prosecutor has worked in the Juvenile Division for nearly 24 years and was promoted last month to be the head of the division. Head. She lives for the moments when the kids are successful in their rehabilitation and families can be reunited.

Muscatine County judge denies motion, allows Cahill DNA request to proceed

Judge Tamra Roberts denied a state motion to overturn an order for DNA testing of Annette Cahill.

Annette Cahill petitions for relief, hearing date set in Muscatine County Court

After being convicted on Sept. 19, 2019 for second-degree murder in the death of Corey Wieneke, Annette Cahill is seeking post-conviction relief, claiming she did not receive a fair and

Iowa facing shortage of court-appointed attorneys

It's a trend seen across Iowa. For a number of reasons, chief among them low pay, fewer lawyers are agreeing to take court appointments to represent indigent defendants.

Iowa facing shortage of court-appointed attorneys

It's a trend seen across Iowa. For a number of reasons, chief among them low pay, fewer lawyers are agreeing to take court appointments to represent indigent defendants.

Iowa facing shortage of court-appointed attorneys

Iowa facing shortage of court-appointed attorneys

Iowa facing shortage of court-appointed attorneys

Record $45 million from Harriet, Locke Macomber funds Iowa nonprofits

Many of the organizations told the Des Moines Register the gift is the single-largest they've received in their history.

Preserving Families Through High-Quality Pre-Petition Representation

Preserving Families Through High-Quality Pre-Petition Representation Iowa Legal Aid’s Parent Representation Project has provided extended representation and services to nearly 300 clients, keeping a total of 468 children out of the juvenile court system. By Amber Gilson and Michelle Jungers Share: When families become involved with the child welfare system, they often experience negative outcomes. Perhaps the most devastating outcome is the removal of children from their parent’s home. The long-term effects of removal on a child’s emotional and psychological development are often very detrimental, and the scope of the problem is huge. Researchers at Washington University and Cornell University estimate that 34.7 percent of children in the United States are involved with Child Protective Services (CPS) at least once before they turn 18. According to the 2019 census, there were some 73 million children under the age of 18 in the United States, and in that year, nearly 72,000 children were removed from their parents’ homes and placed in foster care, according to the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting System.