Report faults Scott County Jail for ignoring inmate’s mental health crisis

Woman banged her head against cell walls for hours, report finds

Clark Kauffman, Iowa Capital Dispatch
Posted 3/17/26

Scott County Jail workers allowed a woman in mental distress to repeatedly bang her head against cell walls for hours without intervening or providing medical attention, a new report from the Iowa Office of Ombudsman alleges.

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