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.

A former Idaho State Representative who was convicted of raping his legislative intern has lost an appeal to the Idaho ...

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

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

State trust lands generate millions of dollars for carceral facilities and programs every year, largely from extractive ...

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

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

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 ...

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.

In 2024, trust lands provided over $5 million to Idaho’s prisons. Of the state corrections departments that use trust land to pay for prisons, only Arizona, which took in $2.3 million in trust ...