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Parole commission seeks $100 increase in daily pay; director warns of turnover and unpaid prep work
Summary
The Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole requested that commissioners’ daily pay rise from $300 to $400, citing increased workload and difficulty recruiting candidates; the commission’s executive director said commissioners currently are paid only for hearing days and do substantial unpaid prep work.
The executive director of the Idaho Commission of Pardons and Parole asked the committee Feb. 4 to consider increasing commissioners’ daily pay from $300 to $400, saying current compensation and workload make recruitment and retention difficult.
Why it matters: Commissioners decide parole, commutation and pardon matters that affect victims, communities and incarcerated individuals. The commission recently moved out from under the Department of Correction into the Department of Self‑Governing Agencies by 2024 legislation; the agency told…
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