| 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.
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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 [1]) |
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 [2]and Quick Facts [3] sheet. The site also has a page focused on visiting [4]. |
Death Penalty
| Idaho uses the death penalty, and is one of a minority of states with a woman on death row.
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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).
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Newspapers
| The main newspapers in the state that cover criminal justice policy are the Idaho Statesman [5] and the Spokesman-Review [6] (based in Spokane). You can see a fairly complete list of Idaho newspapers here [7].
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NIC Statistics
| You can see the National Institute of Corrections stats on Idaho here [8]. The stats are mostly "per 100,000 people," based on the figures the state reports to the Federal government. |
