Housed in solitary confinement in the state’s maximum security prison, Skylar Meade texted his co-conspirator Nicholas Umphenour about their plans to free the then-31-year-old from custody. The men ...

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

ELMORE COUNTY, Idaho — An Elmore County man was sentenced to 15 years in prison after being convicted of possessing child ...

A second death row inmate in South Carolina has chosen execution by firing squad. It comes just weeks after the first ...

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 ...

The woman convicted of killing Tejano music legend Selena Quintanilla-Perez has been denied parole after spending decades ...

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

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

The new document does not make clear when or how much pentobarbital was purchased, which would provide context for the cost.

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.

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 ...