IowaVINE Expands to 49 counties of 50
The IowaVINE system that allows for the tracking of inmates for the benefit of victims is set to expand to all but one county in the State.
The system now includes information on all state prisoners as well as those convicted in 49 county courts. The IowaVINE system allows the public to track whether an arrested or convicted offender has escaped, has been released or transferred, or has died, etc. It was launched in June with information from 23 counties. Attorney General Tom Miller said Friday that adding information from the Department of Corrections means that about 8,700 more offenders will be traceable … The Department of Corrections, which has notified victims by regular mail since 1986, will now update its records on IowaVINE about 20 times a day. County jails will update every 15 minutes.
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