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Des Moines Register
ANAMOSA Two months after the violent deaths of a pair prison employees, Iowa s newly hired prison security czar has walked into a system that s still reeling in the aftermath.
Since the killings, allegedly by two prisoners in a botched escape attempt, staff at Iowa prisons twice have been assaulted by inmates; a prisoner died by suicide under supposedly close supervision; a search turned up caches of bomb-making materials; and prison programs remain shuttered for security reasons. There also are four ongoing investigations into the circumstances surrounding the slayings.
Even so, Brian Foster, the new director of institution security, is taking time to acquaint himself with the details of Iowa s prisons before taking decisive action, he told the Des Moines Register in his first public comments.
An Iowa boy last seen riding his bike near his home in north Montezuma has been missing since Thursday and his parents say it’s unlike him to stay gone without any contact.
Xavior Harrelson was last seen Thursday around 11 a.m in Montezuma, wearing a red shirt, black shoes, and blue pajama pants, the Iowa Division of Criminal Investigation reports. According to KCCI, hundreds of volunteers showed up to help search for Xavior on Sunday, the boy’s 11th birthday.
The assistant director for Iowa DCI, Mitch Mortvedt, said that the boy’s family has been cooperative throughout the investigation; Xavior is considered endangered due to his young age.