This is not in any way lessening due process for those who are convicted and are facing the death penalty,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, the bill’s lead sponsor.

Idaho House Bill 37 aims to make the firing squad the state's primary means of execution as prosecutors prepare to try Bryan ...

Idaho House lawmakers quickly – and relatively quietly – adopted a bill making the firing squad the state’s primary execution ...

The Kootenai County Jail booked far more inmates on border patrol holds in the weeks after President Donald Trump was inaugurated for a second term than ...

Despite having some of the nation’s lowest crime rates, Idaho incarcerates more women per capita than any other state. Women ...

House lawmakers will soon decide whether to ditch lethal injection as the state’s primary execution method in favor of the ...

The number of women behind bars has increased annually since 2020, pushing the limits of Idaho’s overcrowded jails and prisons. An InvestigateWest analysis found that one-third of Idaho jails ...

SANDPOINT, Idaho – The woman accused of burning down an army surplus store in Sandpoint is back in jail. Jennifer Meyer, who ...

Lincoln Boe died by suicide in his cell, according to detention center records. He had been charged in the killing of Gina ...

Lincoln Boe was reported as a missing person in Idaho. Nevada police found him with a knife they said was used to kill a ...

BOISE, Idaho — The man accused of killing a fellow Idaho State Correctional Center (IDOC) inmate changed his plea on Wednesday. Court documents show James M. Johnson, 33, changed his plea to ...

IDAHO FALLS – Defense attorneys for an Idaho man accused of murdering his wife and child have filed a motion to move him out of the Bonneville County Jail, after they say his constitutional ...