Iowa Code

Iowa Code § 904.901 (2026)

Work release program

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The Iowa department of corrections, in consultation with the board of parole, shall establish a work release program under which the board of parole may grant inmates sentenced to an institution under the jurisdiction of the department the privilege of leaving actual confinement during necessary and reasonable hours for the purpose of working at gainful employment. Under appropriate conditions the program may also include an out-of-state work or treatment placement or release for the purpose of seeking employment, attendance at an educational institution, or family visitation. An inmate may be placed on work release status in the inmate’s own home, under appropriate circumstances, which may include child care and housekeeping in the inmate’s own home. This work release program is in addition to the institutional work release program established in section 904.910. [C71, 73, 75, 77, 79, 81, §247A.2] 83 Acts, ch 96, §103, 159; 84 Acts, ch 1244, §1; 85 Acts, ch 21, §54 CS85, §246.901\n\nTue Dec 09 21:52:30 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Chapter 904 (79, 3) 45 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS, §904.905\n\n 86 Acts, ch 1245, §1506; 87 Acts, ch 118, §3; 91 Acts, ch 219, §11 C93, §904.901 93 Acts, ch 46, §8 Referred to in §904.910, 906.1

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2006–2022 · leading case: Renda v. Iowa Civil Rights Comm'n, 784 N.W.2d 8 (Iowa 2010).

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Renda v. Iowa Civil Rights Comm'n, 784 N.W.2d 8 (Iowa 2010). · cites it 6× “[4] Section 904.901 requires the department of corrections to establish a work release program in which inmates may be granted the privilege of leaving the correctional facility and working at gainful employment.”

Popejoy v. State, 727 N.W.2d 383 (Iowa Ct. App. 2006). “pursuant to sections 904.901 through 904.909”); and see id.”

State of Iowa v. Anthony Eugene English (Iowa Ct. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “Iowa Code § 904.901 (emphasis added). So English’s position was similar to that of the defendant in State v.”

State of Iowa v. Patrick Neill Moreno Sr. (Iowa Ct. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “See Iowa Code §§ 904.901 , 904.904; Iowa Admin.”

State of Iowa v. Mark Lee Jackson (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). “§ 904.901 (emphasis added). When the individual does not return to the institution after work, the DOC is required to provide for the housing of the individual.”

Eric Antonio Wayman, Applicant-Appellant v. State of Iowa (Iowa Ct. App. 2014). “§ 904.901 (emphasis added). The nature of work release is further clarified by the fact time spent in work release from “the institution” applies towards the criminal sentence.”

Melissa Lee Renda Vs. Iowa Civil Rights Comm'n (Iowa 2010). “§ 904.901. When working in such a program, [a]n inmate employed in the community under this chapter is not an agent, employee, or involuntary servant of the department of corrections, the board of parole, or the judicial district department of correctional services while…”

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