FRIENDLY COMPETITION Teammates Betsy Flood and Lauren Hardesty will compete in the 1,500 meters at the NCAA meet. SPORTS, 10 WEDNESDAY, JUNE 9, 2010 New jail plan eyed A new bus purchased to transport inmates out of county is part of a short-term solution. By MITCHELL SCHMIDT [email protected] Johnson County officials will review a proposal for a $42 million joint justice cen- ter that could house more than 300 inmates — around six times the current facility’s capacity. After roughly four months of work, Novak Design Group, an archi- RACHEL JESSEN/THE DAILY IOWAN tectural design firm in Abbey Almelien sits in the back room of Access 2 Independence, a center for people with disabilities, on Tuesday. Almelien had one of her legs amputated around Cedar Rapids, provided a year and a half ago because of cancer. She has teamed up with Harry Olmstead, another amputee, to create a support group for amputees in the Iowa the county with a plan to City/Cedar Rapids area. ease its inmate-over- crowding woes. Pulkrabek The county Board of sheriff Supervisors will discuss the Novak Design Group’s plan in more detail during its meeting on July 7. Earlier Coping with loss of limbs that day, the supervisors will tour the courthouse, jail, and the General Services A new amputee organization would be the first of its kind registered in the state. Administration parking facility near the post office on South Clinton Street to get a By CATHRYN SLOANE Life as he knew it quickly Amputee Support After noticing a lack of good better idea of what space will be needed. [email protected] changed as he came to terms Group support systems in the area, “There’s a whole litany of reasons a new with never walking again. His the two decided to form a group justice center would resolve this issue,” Harry Olmsted had a deci- former favorite hobbies of bik- Key information for joining: for amputees in Iowa City. said Johnson County Sheriff Lonny sion: keep his leg or save ing and hiking were replaced • First meeting: July 1 at Access 2 It will be the first such sup- SEE JAIL, 3 his life. with such activities as garden- Independence (381 E. College St.) port group registered in Iowa. The now 60-year-old had ing and taking pictures. • Organizers are hoping for 12 to 15 Just a month into the plan- Johnson County Sheriff’s always been active — hiking Soon after the surgery, Olm- members ning process, nine people have and biking nearly every day — sted attended the National • The group is open to amputees shown interest in joining the Office but complications with a knee Convention for the Coalition of and their family members group, which will meet the first Funding for the $101,802.50 transport bus: replacement forced him into a Amputees; coming together • It will be the first group of its Thursday of every month start- • $55,927: Federal Justice Assistance Grant wheelchair in 2000. To make with so many in his situation kind in the state ing July 1. Olmsted said the • $39,958: State Criminal Aliens Assistance matters worse, a staph infec- gave him comfort. Source: Group organizers organizers are hoping to reach Program tion deteriorated his health, “Seeing other amputees was 12 to 15 people. • $5,917.50: Office’s vehicle budget really encouraging,” he said. leaving him faced with having The coalition will provide Olmsted moved from Birm- He soon made contact with Source: Johnson County Sheriff Lonny Pulkrabek one leg amputated. Olmsted and Almelien train- ingham, Ala., to Iowa City one Abbey Almelien — a 31-year- In 2002, he agreed to the ing in counseling so they can month ago, and one of the first old who lost her leg to cancer a operation after his doctor made officially lead the group in things he wanted to do was year and a half ago — through it clear maintaining his two meet other amputees in the legs could mean death. area. Amputee Coalition of America. SEE AMPUTEE, 3 Alcohol MIDTERM ELECTIONS crime, GOP numbers higher incidents than Dems’ in spike The 21-ordinance will cause alcohol citations to Johnson County decrease, an Iowa City police officer hopes. Roxanne Conlin and Mariannette Miller-Meeks win thanks in part to Johnson County. By COLLEEN KENNEDY [email protected] By JOSH MESSER Republicans nominated As many expected, Rox- University of Iowa officials say it’s too [email protected] Terry Branstad to face Gov. anne Conlin will be the early to tell if concerted efforts to target Chet Culver in the guber- Democratic nominee to dangerous drinking will reduce alcohol- For the first time on natorial race; he garnered take on Republican incum- related offenses, which have increased 53 record in Johnson County 50 percent of GOP votes bent Sen. Charles Grassley percent since last year. history, more Republicans statewide, and challenger in November. ALEX CRIDER/THE DAILY IOWAN The state Board of Regents will discuss showed up at the polls than Bob Vander Plaats secured Though officials were Brett Gordon attends to paperwork in the UI crime statistics from state universities at Democrats in an election in 40 percent. Branstad car- counting results late into Main Library while waiting for voters on its meeting today in Vinton. The report which there were competi- ried Johnson County with the night, the Associated Tuesday. More Republicans voted than compares the first three months of 2010 tive races for both parties, 2,934, roughly 60 percent of Press called the three-can- Democrats in Johnson County. with the same time in 2009. according to the Johnson votes cast by county Repub- County Auditor’s website. licans. 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Police search for hit-and-run driver me are negative ones, and I want to shed the police uni- form in a good light.” In the past 10 months, the father of two said he has built relationships with area schools in hopes of soon making routine appearances in their hall- ways.