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Population growth, medical-contract negotiations drive DOC supplemental requests
Summary
Legislative analysts said population increases and higher-than-expected medical utilization are behind a multi-million-dollar supplemental request for county and out-of-state placements and DOC medical services; contract negotiations could raise costs further.
The Idaho Department of Correction told a budget subcommittee on Feb. 4 that rising populations and medical utilization in 2025 are behind supplemental requests totaling several million dollars to cover county jail, out‑of‑state placements and prison medical services.
Analyst Noah Peterson said the county and out-of-state placement program requested roughly $1.9 million in population-driven increases in 2025; the medical services division requested about $5.96 million to cover higher…
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