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Population increases push Idaho to seek more for county/out‑of‑state beds and medical contract
Summary
Analysts told the committee population changes and higher medical utilization are driving supplemental requests for county jail and out‑of‑state placements and for the inmate medical services contract; the agency warned a contract bid could raise medical costs 30–40 percent if negotiations fail.
Legislative budget staff told the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee that population shifts and higher medical utilization are driving supplemental and ongoing requests in the Department of Correction’s county and out‑of‑state placement and medical services budgets.
Why it matters: County per‑diem and out‑of‑state housing costs are a significant, population‑driven component of the corrections budget. Changes to the medical contract or inmate counts can materially increase expenditures.
Noah Peterson, the committee’s budget analyst, said population changes…
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