Inside Idaho
Basic Facts About Prison and Idaho
June 25, 2007 - 2:01pm| Number of Prisons | 13 prisons and work centers, including 1 prison operated for profit by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). As of December 2006, IDOC was sending 450 prisoners out-of-state. |
| Number of Prisoners | 7,124 as of December, 2006 according to DOC. |
| Women Prisoners | About 11% of Idaho's prisoners are women according to IDOC (above national average of 7%). |
| State Population | 1,466,465 (based on 2006 estimates from the US Census) |
| DOC Budget | The Department of Correction's current annual budget is $118.5 million (2006 fiscal year). |
| DOC website | Much of this information is from the IDOC website and Quick Facts sheet. The site also has a page focused on visiting. |
ID: More Prisoners Sent to OK
June 10, 2008 - 9:29am Idaho continues to send its prisoners to private prisons in other states. First it was Texas, and now it’s Oklahoma.
ID: Drug Treatment Program is Working
March 18, 2008 - 2:22pm The Therapeutic Community TEAM Program is an intensive drug treatment program at South Idaho Correctional Institution. The program has a 77% success rate and has had 601 graduates since 2001.
ID: Legislation Threatens Transitional Housing
March 6, 2008 - 10:18am A bill that recently passed in both houses of the Idaho legislature has the potential to make it nearly impossible for groups to operate housing for people transitioning from prison to the community.
ID: Prison Population Growing Fast
March 6, 2008 - 9:42am In Idaho, 7,382 people are in prison or county jail. Around 13,000 people in the state are on probation or parole.
