Get Full Government Meeting Transcripts, Videos, & Alerts Forever!
Idaho requests more probation/parole staff, Pocatello reentry center funding and pilot for medications for opioid use disorder
Summary
The Community Corrections Division asked for annualized funding for newly added staff at the Pocatello Community Reentry Center, five additional parole officers in two districts, expanded drug testing and a pilot to begin medications for opioid use disorder for incarcerated people before community reentry.
The Joint Finance Preparations Committee heard requests Tuesday for additional staffing and programmatic expansion in Idaho’s Community Corrections Division, including annualizing recently added Pocatello Community Reentry Center positions, more parole officers for Districts 3 and 4 and a pilot to provide medications for opioid use disorder (MOUD) to incarcerated individuals prior to release.
Noah Peterson, a budget and policy analyst with the…
Already have an account? Log in
Subscribe to keep reading
Unlock the rest of this article — and every article on Citizen Portal.
- Unlimited articles
- AI-powered breakdowns of topics, speakers, decisions, and budgets
- Instant alerts when your location has a new meeting
- Follow topics and more locations
- 1,000 AI Insights / month, plus AI Chat
