Woman who pleaded guilty to baby's death released from prison following resentencing hearing

Woman admits to causing death of her baby son and attempted murder of daughter

Woman who pleaded guilty to baby's death released from prison following resentencing hearing

A Cedar Rapids woman who was sentenced in June to up to five years in prison for the 2025 death of her infant son in Keokuk has been released from prison following a court hearing on Tuesday.

A Cedar Rapids woman sentenced to five years in prison for the death of her infant son in Keokuk has been released after a judge reconsidered her sentence

A Cedar Rapids woman sentenced to five years in prison for the death of her infant son in Keokuk has been released after a judge reconsidered her sentence. Twenty-nine-year-old Jaley Dakota Bush pleaded guilty to child endangerment and involuntary manslaughter after her seven-month-old son died from asphyxia in February 2025. Judge Wyatt Peterson suspended Bush’s prison sentence Tuesday and instead ordered five years of probation. Bush must unde…