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 ...

I see this bill as being less problematic with appeals in the courts,” said Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa, who proposed the change in law.

Hallie Johnson said the prison lacked critical thinking in how it chooses to house prisoners. “It will cost the state of Idaho no less than a million dollars to house James for the duration of ...

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). POCATELLO – U.S. Attorney Josh Hurwit announced the ...

The Senate bill would create new crimes and sentencing enhancements for a “dangerous” illegal immigrant being in Idaho.

Bobby Templin — whose hand was fractured in prison two years ago — admitted Tuesday afternoon to hitting a correctional officer during a January 2023 fight at the Idaho State Correctional Center.

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — The Associated Press and two other news organizations are suing Idaho's top prison official for increased access to lethal injection executions, saying the state is ...

Efforts to reduce drug use and trafficking in Idaho have led state lawmakers to increase penalties in recent years and fund a new women’s prison to hold more offenders. It’s a matter of public ...

BOISE, Idaho — The man accused of killing a fellow Idaho State Correctional Center (IDOC ... He could face death or life in prison. KTVB will be covering the sentencing.

The federal lawsuit filed on behalf of four inmates by the ACLU contends the prison service ... Liberties Union of Idaho requests a preliminary injunction against the state’s Department of ...

10, 2023, at the Idaho State Correctional Institution in Kuna. Warnock was serving a 2-to-10-year sentence for a felony DUI charge. He had been sent to the maximum security part of the prison ...