Inmate serving time for crimes committed in NW Iowa dies in prison

CORALVILLE, Iowa — The Iowa Department of Corrections reports an inmate at the Iowa Medical and Classification Center died at 7:34 a.m. on Sunday, June 19, 2026. 69-year-old Keith Clayton Mesner was serving for crimes committed in Woodbury County. Mesner’s sentence began on August 14, 1984.