Report: Idaho has 6th-highest growth in corrections spending

BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Idaho has the sixth-highest growth rate for spending on corrections in the last 25 years, and with the state’s governor proposing a 12.1% budget increase for the Idaho Department of Correction, the department’s director says the state is at a “critical juncture.” Idaho increased spending on corrections by 207% between 1992 […]