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Commissioners approve reduction of juvenile detention capacity from 16 to 8 beds
Summary
Minidoka County commissioners voted Feb. 23 to reduce the Juvenile Detention Center’s capacity from 16 beds to 8 and approved a 2026 housing agreement with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction.
The Minidoka County Board of Commissioners voted on Feb. 23 to reduce the county’s Juvenile Detention Center capacity from 16 beds to 8. "Commissioner Schaeffer moved to change the Juvenile Detention Center from a 16-bed facility to an 8-bed facility," the minutes state; Commissioner Koyle seconded and the motion carried.
Juvenile Detention Director Trent Bodily presented the requests to the Board during the morning session. The Board also approved the Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction housing agreement for 2026 after Commissioner Koyle moved for approval and Commissioner Schaeffer seconded. The minutes do not record the terms of the housing agreement or any projected fiscal impact; those details were not specified in the record and will require follow-up with the director or clerk’s office.
The reduction and the housing agreement were recorded as formal motions that carried. The minutes do not show any dissenting votes or abstentions. The Board discussed the items during the department-head meeting convened at 9:58 AM that included Detention, Probation, Sheriff and other department leaders.
