DES MOINES, IOWA (AP) -- An Iowa work-release inmate has been recaptured.

The Des Moines Register says 45-year-old Steve Collins was captured about 2:00 a.m. on Friday. The Iowa Department of Corrections says Collins was listed as an escape after he didn't report for work on Nov. 24.

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Collins is serving a 15-year sentence for assault and burglary. He entered state custody in 2005. He was transferred in October to the Polk County work-release facility, a minimum-security setting designed to allow offenders to adjust from prison back to the community.

Information from: The Des Moines Register, http://www.desmoinesregister.com

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