Inmate serving time for crimes in western IA dies at the State Penitentiary

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March 13th, 2026 by Ric Hanson

FORT MADISON, Iowa – Officials with the Iowa Department of Corrections, Friday (Today) reported that a man serving time in prison for crimes out of Pottawattamie County, died last month due to natural causes. 82-year-old Thomas M. Kane was pronounced dead at 10:17 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2026.

His sentence began on Jan. 27, 1981.