In designating places of confinement of misdemeanants, the department shall make optimum use of local facilities offering correctional programs, where such are available. Where a choice of facilities is offered, a choice of the facility nearest the prisoner’s home shall be preferred, if such choice is compatible with the rehabilitation of the prisoner.
Iowa Code § 903.5
Local facilities preferred for misdemeanants
[C79, 81, §903.5]
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