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Idaho DOC asks for ongoing funding for Recidiviz tools; lawmakers request outcome data
Summary
Department of Correction officials asked the Joint Finance Preparatory Committee to approve ongoing general‑fund support for Recidiviz, a nonprofit case‑management platform the agency says helps automate classification and case‑triage tasks. Legislators pressed for hard ROI and data‑control assurances before committing to continuing costs.
The Idaho Department of Correction on Feb. 4 asked the Joint Finance Preparatory Committee to approve ongoing funding to continue work with Recidiviz, a nonprofit “case‑management” partner the agency says has helped automate classification and case‑triage tasks for probation, parole and prison case managers.
Department budget analyst Noah Peterson told the committee management services had received an appropriation for recidiviz-related work and that previous one‑time federal appropriations had paid for initial tools. Director Josh Tewalt described the partnership as a longstanding, transformative effort to aggregate data across outdated systems and surface actionable dashboards for staff.
Committee members sought evidence the investment reduces recidivism or generates other measurable returns. “As far as hard data, that’s not something I have with me,” Peterson said,…
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