Iowa § 356.37 - 356.37 Confinement and detention report — design proposals.

§ 356.37. 356.37 Confinement and detention report — design proposals.

The subunit of the department of health and human services responsible for criminal and juvenile justice planning, in consultation with the department of corrections, the Iowa county attorneys association, the Iowa state sheriff’s association, the Iowa peace officers association, a statewide organization representing rural property taxpayers, the Iowa league of cities, and the Iowa board of supervisors association, shall prepare a report analyzing the confinement and detention needs of jails and facilities established pursuant to this chapter and chapter 356A. The report for each type of jail or facility shall include but is not limited to an inventory of prisoner space, daily prisoner counts, options for detention of prisoners with mental illness or substance use disorder service needs, and the compliance status under section 356.36 for each jail or facility. The report shall contain an inventory of recent jail or facility construction projects in which voters have approved the issuance of general obligation bonds, essential county purpose bonds, revenue bonds, or bonds issued pursuant to chapter 423B. The report shall be revised periodically as directed by the director of health and human services. The first submission of the report shall include recommendations on offender data needed to estimate jail space needs in the next two, three, and five years, on a county, geographic region, and statewide basis, which may be based upon information submitted pursuant to section 356.49. 2002 Acts, ch 1051, §1, 2; 2002 Acts, ch 1175, §83; 2007 Acts, ch 22, §71; 2012 Acts, ch 1023, §45; 2023 Acts, ch 19, §1111 Fri Dec 12 20:05:27 2025 Iowa Code 2026, Section 356.37 (20, 0)