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Idaho seeks to annualize Pocatello reentry center staffing and expand reentry and treatment services
Summary
The Department of Correction requested annual funding to staff and operate expanded community reentry centers, transitional housing and a pilot for medications for opioid use disorder; lawmakers asked for gap‑analysis details on community treatment capacity.
The Idaho Department of Correction asked the Joint Finance‑Appropriations Committee on Feb. 4 to annualize staff costs at the Pocatello Community Reentry Center and to fund additional community reentry and treatment supports aimed at reducing recidivism.
Noah Peterson, budget and policy analyst with the Legislative Services Office, told the committee the community corrections division has 511.35 FTP and requested funding to annualize personnel costs for 17 positions added mid‑year to operate the expanded Pocatello Community…
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