Twelfth Iowa inmate dies following COVID-19 outbreak in state prisons
Twelfth Iowa inmate dies following COVID-19 outbreak in state prisons Des Moines Register A prisoner who was at the Iowa State Penitentiary has died, likely due to the COVID-19 complications and other preexisting medical conditions, according to the Iowa Department of Corrections. Mark Steven Bailey, 63, was pronounced dead at approximately 3:07 a.m. Thursday at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, following "several days" of treatment there. Bailey had been serving a 20-year sentence for two convictions of second-degree robbery from Polk County. His sentence began on February 28, ...