Second state-employed nurse is sanctioned for prison inmate’s death

By: Clark Kauffman

Outlets: Iowa Capital Dispatch

Published: August 11, 2026

Words: 629

Last Updated: 1 week ago

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Iowa regulators have sanctioned a second state-employed nurse in the 2024 death of an inmate at the Newton Correctional Facility.

In October 2025, the Iowa Board of Nursing charged two Department of Corrections nurses — Penny Lynn Daniels of Newton and David Arterburn of Altoona — with committing an act that might adversely affect a patient’s welfare; failing to assess or accurately document a patient’s status; and committing an act that causes physical, emotional or …

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