Overflowing Idaho prisons are sending women with good behavior to 'the hole'

On the nearly four-hour drive from a southeast Idaho prison, Kristine Scott was optimistic. One of 15 women transferred on ...
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Idaho’s efforts to confront prison sexual abuse hampered by Trump cuts

As Idaho reckons with revelations of widespread sexual abuse by women’s prison staff, the Trump administration has cut off support meant to help states combat that kind of abuse. Funding for the ...
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Idaho prisons are full. Costs for incarcerating inmates in jails and out of state are skyrocketing

KUNA (Idaho Capital Sun) — 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 ...
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Idaho inmate's prison heart-attack lawsuit moves forward

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'Puts people at risk': State inmates crowd Idaho county jails as officials seek higher reimbursements

CANYON COUNTY, Idaho — More than 1,200 inmates sentenced to state custody are currently being held in county jails across Idaho while they wait for space in state prison facilities, Canyon County ...
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Idaho prisons are full. Costs for incarcerating inmates in jails and out of state are skyrocketing.

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 ...