Idaho's House Bill 556 raises inmate reimbursement to $80/day, but Twin Falls County says it covers only half the real cost.

House Bill 556 would reimburse counties more money for housing state inmates in their jails.

Spurred by InvestigateWest reporting that exposed sexual abuse by Idaho women’s prison staff, lawmakers are advancing ...

An Idaho representative seeks to shield execution team members, and grant greater power to the state prison director over ...

Idaho's total incarcerated population is above its capacity in state prisons. The cost to house those state inmates in county jails and in out-of-state facilities has risen sharply. Idaho’s rising ...

Officials said more than 1,200 inmates sentenced to state custody are currently housed in county jails across Idaho awaiting more space in state prison facilities.

Idaho’s rising rates of incarcerating state prisoners in county jails and out of state have led to skyrocketing costs. The price for operating the state’s 10 prisons are also on the rise, according to ...

BOISE, Idaho — This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Idaho Department of Correction Director Bree Derrick came before the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday to discuss the ...

For nearly a year and a half, Andrea Weiskircher has been pleading with prison officials, state leaders and law enforcement to look at the evidence. In the summer of 2024, Weiskircher accused five ...

BOISE — Idaho Department of Correction Director Bree Derrick came before the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday to discuss the outlook for the department tasked with managing the state ...