Basic Facts About Prison and Idaho
June 25, 2007 - 2:01pm
| Number of Prisons | 13 prisons and work centers, including 1 prison operated for profit by Corrections Corporation of America (CCA). As of December 2006, IDOC was sending 450 prisoners out-of-state. |
| Number of Prisoners | 7,124 as of December, 2006 according to DOC. |
| Women Prisoners | About 11% of Idaho's prisoners are women according to IDOC (above national average of 7%). |
| State Population | 1,466,465 (based on 2006 estimates from the US Census) |
| DOC Budget | The Department of Correction's current annual budget is $118.5 million (2006 fiscal year). |
| DOC website | Much of this information is from the IDOC website and Quick Facts sheet. The site also has a page focused on visiting. |
| Death Penalty | Idaho uses the death penalty, and is one of a minority of states with a woman on death row. |
| Racial Disparities | African-Americans make up about half of a percent of the population of Idaho, yet make up about 2% of Idaho's prison population (they are four times over-represented) and Latina/os make up about 8% of Idaho's population and make up about 15.4% of the prison population (are almost two-times over-represented). Native Americans make up about 1.5% of Idaho's population but 4% of the prison population (two-times over-represented). Figures based on IDOC Quick Facts, January 2007). |
| Newspapers | The main newspapers in the state that cover criminal justice policy are the Idaho Statesman and the Spokesman-Review (based in Spokane). You can see a fairly complete list of Idaho newspapers here. |
| NIC Statistics | You can see the National Institute of Corrections stats on Idaho here. The stats are mostly "per 100,000 people," based on the figures the state reports to the Federal government. |
