A new initiative at the Idaho State Correctional Institution is offering young incarcerated adults a chance for a fresh start ...

IDOC partnered with the Vera Institute of Justice to implement the nonprofit's Restoring Promise program, which helps correction departments around the country create housing units "grounded in ...

Idaho has seen firsthand the grave danger contraband cellphones pose to the public, correctional officers, and inmates,” said U.S. Senator Jim Risch.

The senators pointed out how cellphones played an instrumental role in the violent prison escape of Skylar Mead back in 2024.

A former Idaho prisoner who once worked in construction has sued Idaho’s prison system and its for-profit private medical provider after his fractured hand was left untreated, alleging that the ...

ERIC PAUL ZAMORA/THE FRESNO BEE Fresno Bee Staff Photo An inmate accused of dealing the fentanyl that killed two men inside ...

Bree Derrick will lead the agency after longtime director Josh Tewalt departs for the private sector. Derrick has served as ...

Mike Crapo (R-Idaho), and Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) introduced the Cellphone Jamming Reform Act to prevent inmates from using ...

U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham joined U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton (R-Arkansas) in introducing legislation to prevent inmates from using contraband cell phones in jails.