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Idaho corrections division wins multiple supplemental and FY‑26 budget increases after JFAC review
Summary
The Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee voted Feb. 28 on a series of Department of Correction supplemental and FY‑2026 enhancement requests, approving several measures including surveillance technology, transport capacity and large population‑driven adjustments while a body‑worn camera pilot failed to win a Senate majority.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst for the Legislative Services Office, presented multiple Department of Correction (IDOC) supplemental requests and FY‑2026 budget enhancement items to the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 28.
Supplemental requests considered and committee actions
- Advanced surveillance technology (State Prisons Division): request for digital mail scanning, drone detection, and phone transcription technologies to address vulnerabilities identified after a March 2024 shooting and escape attempt. Motion: one‑time $795,000 (General Fund) for FY2025. Outcome: passed. Tally reported: Senate 9 aye, 1 nay, 1 absent excused; House 8 aye, 2 nay; total 17 ayes, 3 nays. The committee recommended sending the measure to the floor with a due‑pass recommendation.
- Transport safety expansion (State Prisons Division): request to expand the transport safety bureau to handle emergency inmate transport (12 personnel, 7 vehicles and…
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