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Idaho Pardons and Parole commission faces turnover, unpaid workload and retention questions
Summary
Executive Director Christine Starr told lawmakers that part‑time commissioners face heavy unpaid workloads—23 hearings can generate about 40 pages per case and roughly 26 hours of prep—leading to turnover; commissioners are paid $300 per day and have had no pay increase since 2017.
Christine Starr, executive director of the Commission on Pardons and Parole, told the joint appropriations committee that the part‑time commission is carrying a near full‑time workload and that pay and unpaid preparation time are driving attrition. "When you look at an average of 23 cases that they'll have on a…
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