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Idaho DOC seeks ongoing funding for Recidiviz and transparency tools in management services budget
Summary
The Department of Correction requested ongoing funding for a Recidiviz partnership to expand case‑management tools into prisons and asked for subscriptions and software (GovQA, LexisNexis, ATC) plus training equipment and IT replacements in the Management Services Division budget.
The Joint Finance Preparations Committee heard Feb. 4 that the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) is seeking ongoing general‑fund support in the Management Services Division to continue and expand a data partnership with nonprofit Recidiviz and to maintain several transparency and legal‑access software subscriptions.
The request, presented by Legislative analyst Noah Peterson and Director Josh Tewalt, would fund continued development of case‑management and analytics tools Recidiviz has built for probation and parole and extend those tools into the prison environment to help case managers automate routine work and better track residents’ progress. "Recidiviz is a nonprofit tech company...they create overlays...bring them together and automate a lot of processes that take a lot of staff time," Director Tewalt said.
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