After InvestigateWest, with support from the Fund, uncovered widespread sexual abuse in Idaho prisons, the state’s Department of Corrections is working with state legislators to change a state law that makes it difficult to prosecute prison staff. The director of the prison system also said the state is updating its policies and working to ensure that people who are incarcerated know their rights. The changes come in response to InvestigateWest’s reporting in October, which revealed a decade of unchecked abuse of female inmates by prison staff.
Head of Idaho prison system outlines reforms after grantee reporting exposed abuses
