Overton v. State

SCHULTZ, Justice.

Thomas Overton, an inmate at the Iowa Men’s Reformatory, appeals from the denial of his application for postconviction relief which challenges the discipline imposed upon him by the institution. In his application, Overton maintained the Iowa Department of Corrections (department) had no authority to require him to pay damages to reimburse a staff member for eyeglasses broken during an altercation. The State claimed Overton waived review of this issue because he did not raise it in his administrative appeals. In addition, the State claimed that the department did have…