Current Iowa Correctional System Prison Population

mydata.iowa.gov | Last Updated 24 Apr 2024

This dataset contains de-identified individual data for offenders currently serving in an Iowa institution or correctional facility. Dataset includes information regarding age, sex, race, offense committed, and supervision status.

Tags: offender, prison, prisoner

This dataset has the following 18 columns:

Column NameAPI Column NameData TypeDescriptionSample Values
Record IDrecord_idtextUnique number assigned to each record
Offender Numberoffender_numbertextUnique number assigned to each offender
Prison Start Dateprison_start_datecalendar_dateThe date when prison started for the offender
Prison Admission Typeprison_admit_typetextThe prison admission type for the offender
Intake Supervising Institutionsupervising_intitutiontextName of the institution supervising the offender is first at
Supervision Statussupervision_statustextSupervision status of the offender
SexsextextSex of the offender
Race & Ethnicityrace_ethnicitytextRace and ethnicity of the offender
Education Categoryeducation_categorytextCategorizes education completed by offender into three categories: Post-Secondary, HS Diploma or Equivalent, and No HS Diploma. Post-Secondary includes the following: In College, Freshman level college, Sophomore level college, Junior level college, Vocational/Technical Student, Technical Training Completion, Vocational Program/Technical Certificate, Associate's Degree, Bachelor's Degree, Master's Degree, and Doctorate. HS Diploma or Equivalent includes the following: High School Diploma, HiSET/GED and Special Education Diploma. No HS Diploma includes: First through Twelfth, No Diploma/No Certificate, Now Attending, and Unknown.
EducationeducationtextHighest level of education on file for the offender. Education information can be derived from a number of resources, and is not restricted based on the level of verification.
AgeagenumberAge of the offender as of the report date
Offense Codeoffense_codetextThe code found in Iowa law book for most serious crime the offender was convicted of
Offense Classificationoffense_classtextThe classification of the most serious offense the offender was convicted of
Offense Descriptionoffense_descriptiontextThe description of the most serious offense the offender was convicted of
Offense Typeoffense_typetextThe offense type of the most serious offense the offender was convicted of
Offense Subtypeoffense_subtypetextThe offense subtype of the most serious offense the offender was convicted of
Months Servedmonths_servednumberTime served by the offender in months
Report Daterecord_datecalendar_dateDate associated when data report was run.