Former prison inmate sues state and counselor over alleged sexual exploitation

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: October 12, 2026

Words: 681

Last Updated: 5 days, 13 hours ago

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A former Iowa prison inmate is suing the state’s Department of Corrections over her alleged sexual exploitation by a prison counselor.

A woman identified in court records only as “Jane Doe” is suing the State of Iowa, the Iowa Department of Corrections, the Iowa Correctional Institution for Women, and DOC counselor Joseph L. Whitlow in Polk County District Court.

The lawsuit alleges that Doe was incarcerated from April 2024 to October 2024, and again from …

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