Muscatine County Jail
Muscatine, Iowa · 3 well-documented stories
What stands out here
Conditions that appear in a larger share of this facility's stories than of facility stories in general. Stories run from Sep 2025 to Jun 2026.
Nothing stands out against facilities in general; the most documented conditions here:
- Medical requests ignored33% vs 14%
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Medication withheld33% vs 6%
Prescribed medication (insulin, HIV drugs, psychiatric medication, seizure drugs, chemotherapy) was taken, withheld, or not provided.
- Injury needing medical treatment33% vs 7%
The person or a bystander was hurt badly enough to need medical care.
share of stories hereacross all facilities
Everything the stories describe here
- Medical requests ignored · 1 story
Requests for care, a doctor, or an emergency response were refused, delayed, or dismissed.
- Medication withheld · 1 story
Prescribed medication (insulin, HIV drugs, psychiatric medication, seizure drugs, chemotherapy) was taken, withheld, or not provided.
- Injury needing medical treatment · 1 story
The person or a bystander was hurt badly enough to need medical care.
In their words
No verbatim testimony extracted yet.
Stories
Mutasim N.: Sudanese asylum seeker held by ICE 23 months without bond hearingMutasim Ibrahim Abdoulrahman Nour, a Sudanese citizen, has been held 23 months without a bond hearing since entering the U.S. in July 2024; a judge ordered the government to explain the delay.Muscatine, IA · Jun 22, 2026 · Yahoo News, Iowa Capital Dispatch, KCRG +4
Andrei B.: Belarusian asylum seeker held by ICE over a year, past legal limitAndrei Bankevich, a Belarusian asylum seeker protected from deportation to his home country, was held for over a year, including at an Iowa jail, before a judge ruled his detention illegal and ordered him freed.New York, NY · Mar 20, 2026 · Iowa Capital Dispatch, InterNewsCast, CBS 2 Iowa +7
Iowa single father shot twice held by ICE, denied pain medicationFelipe de Jesus Hernandez Marcelo, a single father and construction worker from Mexico shot twice in a robbery, was detained after going to police to retrieve his car and is now denied bond despite seeking a crime-victim visa.Muscatine, IA · Sep 17, 2025 · NBC News, Minnesota Reformer, Washington Post +6
Where people stood at the latest report
Each square is one percent of these stories. Read it with care: people who are still detained or already deported have far less access to reporters and lawyers than people who were released, so this mix reflects who gets covered more than how cases end.
- Still detained 67%
- Released 33%