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Idaho’s community corrections requests staffing, transitional housing and opioid‑treatment pilot
Summary
Community Corrections seeks funding to annualize staff at a Pocatello reentry center, expand transitional housing, add drug testing that detects fentanyl and start a pilot to provide medications for opioid use disorder while incarcerated.
The Idaho Department of Correction requested ongoing funds for community reentry operations, transitional housing and opioid‑use disorder treatment pilots during a Feb. 4 budget hearing.
Noah Peterson, legislative budget analyst, told the committee the Community Corrections Division has 511.35 FTP and requested annualization of personnel for the Pocatello Community Reentry Center. The agency previously received six months of personnel funding for 17 positions; the FY2026 enhancement would provide the full annual personnel…
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