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Union workers and leaders gathered outside the statehouse this morning, including Sarah Montague, the widow of slain Anamosa State Penitentiary Officer Robert McFarland.
KCCI's Laura Terrell sat down with the widow of Robert McFarland, a corrections officer who was killed by inmates at an Iowa prison, to talk about the lawsuit she's bringing against the state and prison system.
The wife of an Anamosa correctional officer who was killed by two inmates in 2021 filed a lawsuit against prison officials and employees Tuesday in Jones County. The lawsuit asserts staffing shortages, equipment failures and lack of safety protocols and procedures led to the death of her husband and Lorena Schulte, a registered nurse.
Lawsuit filed in killing of prison employees (click for more)
Lawsuit filed by Anamosa State Penitentiary guard's widow claims numerous failures led to March 2021 breakout attempt that left him, infirmary nurse dead