A new initiative at the Idaho State Correctional Institution is offering young incarcerated adults a chance for a fresh start ...

Idaho passed a bill that would allow individuals convicted of sexually abusing children 12 and younger to face the death ...

His Boise-based attorney, Mike French, attempted — and failed — to get the felony battery charge against Templin dropped last ...

Idaho will have a new state prisons director for the first time since 2018 after its current chief leaves for the private ...

The senators pointed out how cellphones played an instrumental role in the violent prison escape of Skylar Mead back in 2024.

The Idaho State Journal invites you to take part in the community conversation. But those who don't play nice may be uninvited.

The governor’s action comes less than a week after Brad Sigmon, 67, of South Carolina, was executed by way of a firing squad ...

Bree Derrick will lead the agency after longtime director Josh Tewalt departs for the private sector. Derrick has served as ...

Sen. Dan Foreman, R-Moscow, a combat veteran and retired police officer, voted against the bill on the Senate floor. He was ...

The United States Department of Justice is committed to eliminating the threat posed by Mexican drug cartels and their ...

The following is a news release from the U.S. Attorney’s Office (Idaho). POCATELLO – Steven Greenleaf Blodgett, 67, of ...