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.

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

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

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 ...

A new bill would make the firing squad Idaho's primary means of execution, after the state recently restored it as a backup ...

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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...