6th District Department Of Correctional Services
6th District Department Of Correctional Services, The Sixth Judicial District, Department of Correctional Services is a political subdivision of the State of Iowa Department of Corrections. It covers a six county area including Linn, Johnson, Jones, Tama, Iowa, and Benton County. The district has five divisions: Field Services, Residential Services, Special Services, Treatment Services, and Administration.
The Mission of Iowa Community Based Corrections is to enhance community safety and facilitate positive change in adult offenders. We promote, law-abiding behavior through culturally competent supervision, accountability, treatment, education and community programming in an innovative and cost effective manner.
Our Vision: An Iowa with no more Victims
The Mission of Iowa Community Based Corrections is to enhance community safety and facilitate positive change in adult offenders.
Founded in 1973, the Sixth Judicial District (6JD) covers pretrial services, probation, parole, and work release for a six county area in Iowa (Benton, Iowa, Johnson, Jones, Linn and Tama). The 6JD is administered by a local Board of Directors supported by seven advisory committees.
The new national Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) standards for all prisons and community corrections agencies went into effect August 20, 2012. To promote safety, the District has developed policies and procedures and administered training for staff, volunteers, contractors and offenders. In keeping with our mission, the District is committed to ongoing monitoring ensure compliance with the Act. The PREA Abuse Hotline phone number is 319-297-3532.