A Historical View of Iowa State Penitentiary: How Incarceration Has Evolved in Iowa

Join Jody Swilky, winner of the Ellis and Nelle Levitt Distinguished Professor of English from Drake University and head researcher/consultant for the documentary, The Fort: 177 Years of Crime and Punishment at Iowa State Penitentiary , as he gives his presentation, “A Historical View of Iowa State Penitentiary: How Incarceration Has Evolved in Iowa”. Brought to you by Humanities Iowa, State Historical Society, Inc. and the Crime and Punishment in America Grant from WETA. Free and open to the public. Call 712-580-7290 for more information.