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Idaho corrections seeks ongoing funding for Recidiviz partnership, transparency tools and training equipment
Summary
Department of Correction requested ongoing funding to continue and expand data partnership with nonprofit Recidiviz, subscribe to transparency and legal-access software, buy training mannequins and pilot a North Idaho special assistant U.S. attorney position.
The Idaho Department of Correction asked the Joint Finance Preparations Committee on Feb. 4 for ongoing funding to expand a data partnership with the nonprofit Recidiviz and to maintain multiple transparency and legal-access software subscriptions.
The funding requests are part of the Management Services Division budget presentation by Legislative analyst Noah Peterson and Director Josh Tewalt. The agency seeks recurring general-fund support for “recidiviz case management software” and related development, plus $668,100 for transparency software and $1,515,000 for IT replacement items recommended by the Office of Information Technology Services.
Why it matters: agency leaders say Recidiviz is being used to surface disparate data across systems and to automate clerical tasks that currently take…
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