BOMGAARS v. STATE

No. 20-0375.

967 N.W.2d 41 (2021)

Travis BOMGAARS, Kyle Cross, Anthony Gomez, James Hall, Raymond LaBelle, Shane Millett, and Kelly Sand, Appellants, v. STATE of Iowa, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Iowa.

Filed November 23, 2021.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Philip B. Mears (argued) of Mears Law Office, Iowa City, for appellants.

Thomas J. Miller , Attorney General, and Nicholas E. Siefert (argued), Assistant Attorney General, for appellee.

Mansfield, J., delivered the opinion of the court, in which Christensen, C.J., and Appel, Waterman, McDonald, and Oxley, JJ., joined. Appel, J., filed a concurrence. McDermott, J., filed an opinion concurring in part and dissenting in part.


Several male inmates serving time for sex-related offenses are challenging what they believe to be a catch-22 in Iowa's prison system. To be considered meaningfully for parole, these inmates need to have completed the sex offender treatment program (SOTP). But because of limits on resources, this treatment has tended to be available...

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