Idaho Prisons

Here in Idaho prisoners have been used to help fight fires, but did you know they are also helping out on farms? We talk with Stian Rice about farm-labor…

Inmate labor and "convict leasing."Stargazing with Maki Jackson.A “lightbulb moment” for Higher Education.Here in Idaho prisoners have been used to help…

This City Club of Boise forum was recorded on Friday, the 1st of March, 2019 at the Grove Hotel in Boise.Criminal justice reform recently attracted…

Originally broadcast October 25, 2018.Back in August, we had a chance to visit the South Boise Women’s Correctional Center south of Boise. We wanted to…

Originally broadcast October 25, 2018.There were 311 women prisoners at the South Boise Women's Correctional Center on the day we visited in August. It's…

Originally broadcast October 25, 2018.The South Boise Women's Correctional Center is a tight cluster of buildings south of Boise. Behind the prison stands…

Originally broadcast October 25, 2018.The South Boise Women's Correctional Center has some very unique programs designed to help the women there learn job…

Idaho Matters presents an encore broadcast of our four-part look into the the fastest-growing demographic in Idaho prisons: women.- Back in August, we had…

The Idaho Department of Corrections facilitates a program allowing inmates to be trained as firefighters and deployed on the lines of some of the most…

Our team of journalists breaks down the week's headlines.Idaho prison inmates are on the front lines battling wildfires.- We review the week's headlines…