Luster Heights Prison Farm
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Luster Heights Prison Farm is a satellite facility of Anamosa State Penitentiary
operated by the Iowa
Department of Corrections. It is located in the Yellow River State Forest
near Harpers Ferry
in Allamakee County
. The minimum-security facility houses approximately 60 male inmates, with a capacity of 88.
The inmates do work for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in maintaining the state forest. In particular, they work at a DNR-owned sawmill where 150,000 board feet (350 m³) of lumber are annually processed.
In 2006, the Animal Welfare Foundation of Iowa started a program at the facility for inmates to train stray dogs for later adoption .
Anamosa State Penitentiary
Anamosa State Penitentiary is a maximum security penitentiary prison for men. It is located in the Jones County community of Anamosa, Iowa - approximately northeast of Cedar Rapids, Iowa....
operated by the Iowa
Iowa
Iowa is a state located in the Midwestern United States, an area often referred to as the "American Heartland". It derives its name from the Ioway people, one of the many American Indian tribes that occupied the state at the time of European exploration. Iowa was a part of the French colony of New...
Department of Corrections. It is located in the Yellow River State Forest
Yellow River State Forest
Yellow River State Forest is partly forested land owned by the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. It is located in the southeastern corner of Allamakee County, the most northeasterly of Iowa's counties...
near Harpers Ferry
Harpers Ferry, Iowa
Harpers Ferry is a city in Taylor Township, Allamakee County, Iowa, United States. The population was 330 at the 2000 census.-Geography:Harpers Ferry is located at ....
in Allamakee County
Allamakee County, Iowa
-2010 census:The 2010 census recorded a population of 14,330 in the county, with a population density of . There were 7,617 housing units, of which 5,845 were occupied.-2000 census:...
. The minimum-security facility houses approximately 60 male inmates, with a capacity of 88.
The inmates do work for the Iowa Department of Natural Resources in maintaining the state forest. In particular, they work at a DNR-owned sawmill where 150,000 board feet (350 m³) of lumber are annually processed.
In 2006, the Animal Welfare Foundation of Iowa started a program at the facility for inmates to train stray dogs for later adoption .
Sources
- Iowa Department of Corrections
- Daily prisoner counts
- Yellow River State Forest
- Sawmill
- Prison dog adoption program
- Topographic map and aerial photo from USGS via Microsoft Research Maps
- Topographic map from TopoQuestTopoQuestTopoQuest is a free web mapping service built on open source software that provides internet-based topographic maps for most of the United States....