Idaho's House Bill 556 raises inmate reimbursement to $80/day, but Twin Falls County says it covers only half the real cost.

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 ...

House Bill 556 would reimburse counties more money for housing state inmates in their jails.

Officials said more than 1,200 inmates sentenced to state custody are currently housed in county jails across Idaho awaiting more space in state prison facilities.

Idaho State Police have transported more than 50 convicted criminals in the country illegally from Idaho county jails to federal custody for deportation under a new state program. Gov. Brad Little’s ...

Six Idaho inmates were revived after overdosing on fentanyl. It happened Saturday night around 7:30 p.m. at the Kootenai County Jail in Coeur d'Alene. Detention deputies found two inmates who showed ...

COEUR D’ALENE (The Spokesman-Review) — Six Kootenai County Jail inmates were taken to the hospital Saturday after they showed signs of overdosing on fentanyl, according to the Kootenai County ...

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 ...