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Iowa Code § 904.902 (2026)
Work release — persons serving mandatory minimum sentence
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An inmate serving a mandatory minimum sentence of one year or more, who is approved to participate in the work release program, shall serve the final six months of the inmate’s mandatory minimum sentence performing labor in the program. Duties, if possible, shall consist of physical labor in plain view of the public. However, an inmate shall not be required to perform work which is beyond an inmate’s physical ability, which constitutes a physical hardship, or which is dangerous or threatening to the inmate’s life or health, medically prohibited, or unduly painful. 90 Acts, ch 1251, §32 C91, §246.902 C93, §904.902 Referred to in §906.1
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Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2017–2022 · leading case: State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson, 890 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2017).
State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson, 890 N.W.2d 609 (Iowa 2017). “§ 904.902 (“An inmate serving a mandatory minimum sentence of one year or more .”
Amended May 5, 2017 State of Iowa v. Daimonay Darice Richardson (Iowa 2017). “§ 904.902 (“An inmate serving a mandatory minimum sentence of one year or more .”
State of Iowa v. Cameron James Hess (Iowa 2022). “§ 904.902 (“An inmate serving a mandatory minimum sentence of one year or more .”
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