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After staff shooting, Idaho DOC seeks new surveillance tech, transport expansion
Summary
Following a spring ambush that left staff wounded, the Idaho Department of Correction requested funds for mail scanning, drone detection, phone‑call transcription, expansion of a transport bureau and a body‑worn camera pilot to reduce contraband and respond to high‑risk transports.
The Idaho Department of Correction asked the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 for supplemental and ongoing appropriations aimed at mitigating contraband and improving transport safety after an assault during an emergency medical transport last spring.
Noah Peterson, Legislative Services Office analyst, said the requests stem from an incident in which staff were shot while escorting an inmate from a hospital. The agency proposed a bundle of security enhancements described as responses to vulnerabilities discovered during that event.
The major requests for the State Prisons Division include: - Advanced surveillance technology to digitize and screen incoming mail, detect drones, and transcribe and analyze inmate…
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