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DOC seeks continued funding for community reentry operations, expanded testing and medication‑assisted treatment pilot

2286360 · February 4, 2025
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The Department of Correction asked for ongoing funds to annualize expanded Pocatello reentry center staff, increase parole staffing, fund opioid‑use‑disorder medication pilots in jail, and support expanded drug testing and transitional housing for people returning to the community.

The Idaho Department of Correction requested several ongoing appropriations tied to community corrections and reentry operations, including annualizing personnel for the Pocatello Community Reentry Center, funding additional parole officers in Districts 3 and 4, expanded drug testing that includes fentanyl detection, transitional housing assistance, and a pilot for medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) initiated during incarceration.

Noah Peterson, Legislative Services Office…

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