Ronnfeldt v. Iowa District Court for Jones County

LARSON, Justice.

Herman Ronnfeldt was disciplined under a department of corrections rule prohibiting escape by inmates. He filed a postconviction relief action under Iowa Code chapter 822 (1995) claiming the prison disciplinary committee improperly applied the department’s escape rules. The district court denied relief, and Ronnfeldt obtained a writ of certiorari in this court. We now annul the writ.

I.Facts and Prior Proceedings.

Ronnfeldt was an inmate at the Iowa State Penitentiary at Fort Madison when he became qualified for work release. He signed a work release agreement under which he…