Repeat offenders convicted of multiple serious crimes would receive mandatory 20-year prison sentences under a bill House lawmakers passed. House lawmakers debated for more than an hour about high ...

The “three strikes” bill now making its way through the Iowa Legislature would create a 20-year mandatory minimum prison sentence for “habitual offenders,” even those convicted of non-violent and ...

Iowa House Republicans are proposing a three-strikes law with mandatory 20-year sentences for repeat offenders even as crime rates fall, both nationally and in Iowa. The bill's supporters say it will ...