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After staff shootings, Idaho DOC seeks surveillance tech, transport unit expansion and body‑worn camera pilot
Summary
The Idaho Department of Correction asked lawmakers for funds to add digital mail scanning, drone detection, phone‑call transcription, an expanded transport bureau and a body‑worn camera pilot after an attack on staff during a medical transport last spring.
The Idaho Department of Correction asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee to approve several security and operational enhancements in the State Prisons division, citing a spring incident in which three IDOC staff were shot while conducting medical transport.
Noah Peterson, LSO budget analyst, said the agency proposes both one‑time supplementals and ongoing funding. One‑time requests for fiscal 2025 included a $1,148,000 expansion of the transport bureau (12 new positions and vehicles/equipment) and a $1,051,000 body‑worn camera pilot, largely financed with federal funds and a small general‑fund match. A supplemental of $795,000 was requested to begin implementing advanced surveillance technology this fiscal year.
For ongoing costs in fiscal 2026, the agency requested…
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