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“We’re very proud of the work that’s occurring in our office; and we have some big sentencings coming up.”
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Overall, for men and women, Idaho ranked sixth for the highest incarceration rate of all states.
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Head of Idaho prisons says now is the time for a new prison for women
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Idaho incarcerates women at a higher rate than any other state in the country, according to an annual report released late last year by the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
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We’ve heard a lot about criminal justice reform in recent years—but for people already living behind bars in Idaho, there’s a new nonprofit that’s trying to serve inmates with a connection to the outside world.
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Private prisons are often touted as a good source of jobs and economic prosperity for communities. But how do those jobs compare to the ones in…
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Over the next few days, the Mountain West News Bureau is exploring the private prison industry in our region. Across the country, about eight percent of…
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The Idaho Department of Correction is hoping to send 500 more inmates out of state to ease overcrowding in prisons and county jails, which, in turn, is…
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Bob Hall was just released from Idaho state prison. He spent 20 years behind bars, and in two decades — a lot has changed. Boise State Public Radio's…
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On any given week, the news headlines include a deluge of stories on crime on punishment: a criminal act, the arrest of a suspect, a trial, a verdict, a…