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Idaho budgets add parole officers and reentry positions as reentry centers expand
Summary
The Department of Correction requested ongoing funding for additional community reentry staff, parole officer pay increases and a pilot for medications for opioid use disorder as it expands community reentry operations.
The Department of Correction asked for ongoing funding to support expanded community reentry operations, additional parole officers and treatment services during a Feb. 4 review by the Joint Finance Preparations Committee.
Noah Peterson, the legislative budget analyst, told the committee the Community Corrections Division has 511.35 full-time positions and the division’s fiscal-year 2025 enhancements included funding to expand community reentry operations and the Pocatello Community Reentry Center. Peterson said 17 positions had been…
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