ADA COUNTY, Idaho — A new program in the Ada County Jail aims to provide second chances for incarcerated individuals. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new program aimed at reducing ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa in 2023. Skaug wants to help counties that house state prisoners. (Darin ...

The Idaho Senate passed HB 556 on Monday afternoon, which aims to alleviate the burden on county jails that house state inmates.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IGNITE expands on existing jail programming, inviting educators, employers and community partners to work directly with inmates.

Idaho doesn’t always have room for prisoners in state prisons, so it sends inmates to county jails. But the state doesn’t reimburse counties for the full cost, leaving those local governments to pick ...

The commission tabled discussion on a new generator docking station at the Cole County Jail and Sheriff's Office. The generator at the jail has a history of breaking down, according to previous ...

The incident occurred around 9:30 p.m. on Monday at the Rockingham County Detention Facility, according to the Sheriff's ...

GARDEN CITY, Idaho — Garden City Police said a work‑release inmate with the Idaho Department of Correction was taken back into custody Monday after allegedly fighting with and injuring three officers.

The decades-old Monroe County jail in Bloomington is in extreme disrepair and at overcapacity. A 2008 class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU of Indiana alleges the facility’s lack of space violated ...

The Cole County Jail continues to have issues with its backup generator, county officials said during Tuesday's weekly Cole County Commission meeting.

Gregory Vogelsang was granted parole, and is set to have a follow up hearing next week. He was convicted of nearly 30 counts of kidnapping and sex crimes.

A Williamsport teen who pleaded guilty to possession of a firearm by a minor and recklessly endangering another person in ...