Iowa House GOP plans anti-crime package

Iowa House GOP plans anti-crime package

House Speaker Pat Grassley says Republicans in the Iowa House will seek longer prison sentences for people who’ve previously been convicted of violent crimes. “As we’ve seen lawlessness take over some of these cities across the country, I think it’s something we need to be serious about,” Grassley said during an interview with Radio Iowa. […]

Iowa House will seek longer prison sentences for people who’ve previously been convicted of violent crimes

House Speaker Pat Grassley says Republicans in the Iowa House will seek longer prison sentences for people who’ve previously been convicted of violent crimes. Grassley points to the man accused of stabbing a 23-year-old Ukrainian refugee to death on a train in North Carolina in August. The man, whose family said he suffered from mental illness, had over a dozen prior arrests and had served five years in prison for armed robbery. Grassley said vi…

House Republicans will propose anti-crime package

(Radio Iowa) – House Speaker Pat Grassley says Republicans in the Iowa House will seek longer prison sentences for people who’ve previously been convicted of violent crimes. “As we’ve seen lawlessness take over some of these cities across the country, I think it’s something we need to be serious about,” Grassley says. “That’s something Iowans expect from us, is to have safe places to raise a kid.” Grassley points to the man accused of stabbing a…