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Prisoner suicide reported at the Iowa State Penn.

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May 17th, 2022 by Ric Hanson

(Anamosa, Iowa) – The Iowa Department of Corrections, Monday, said Anamosa State Penitentiary inmate Taylor Bradley Denney was pronounced dead due to apparent suicide at approximately 9:45 p.m., Saturday, May 14.  Denney was 30 years old at the time of his death.

He had been serving a 10-year maximum term for the crime of Arson 2nd Degree from Scott County. His sentence began on April 30, 2021. The department says it investigates all suspected suicides within its correctional facilities.