Death of a Wyoming Inmate in Iowa

A Wyoming inmate has died at the Iowa State Penitentiary in Fort Madison, Iowa. According to the Wyoming Department of Corrections, 62-year-old Scott Bailey died on June 23rd.

Bailey was housed in Iowa due to a compassionate transfer in 2014. Bailey was convicted of 1st Degree Murder in the Fourth Judicial District Court in Sheridan County by Judge McEwan on November 29, 1982.

Per WDOC policy an autopsy will be conducted to determine the cause of death.