Idaho’s prisons are full. Corrections agency will request $45.3 million to open 3 new facilities.

By: Laura Guido

Outlets: Idaho Capital Sun

Published: September 16, 2026

Words: 1,548

Last Updated: 2 days, 2 hours ago

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Correction: This story was corrected at 9 a.m., Sept. 16 to reflect that women state prison inmates are not sent out of state due to a shortage of beds. They are sent to county jails.

If a woman incarcerated at the South Idaho Correctional Institution in Kuna has a dentist appointment, she has to walk through the men’s side of the prison to attend it. To do that, correctional staff must shut down much …

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