Editor’s note: “Guarded by Predators” is an investigative series exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them. Find the ...
This story originally appeared in the Idaho Press. Idaho Department of Correction Director Bree Derrick came before the Joint Finance-Appropriations Committee on Monday to discuss the outlook for the ...
Editor’s note: This article contains descriptions of sexual assault. Reader discretion is advised. BOISE (InvestigateWest) — It was November 2023, in a staff break room at South Idaho Correctional ...
For the first time since InvestigateWest exposed widespread sexual abuse by Idaho prison staff, the director of Idaho’s prison system laid out plans to increase protection for inmates and ...
A bill that would make it easier for prosecutors to charge prison staff accused of sexually abusing inmates passed the Idaho Senate on Tuesday and is now awaiting final approval from Gov. Brad Little.
Boise, IDAHO — It was November 2023, in a staff break room at South Idaho Correctional Institution, when prison guard Blas Covarrubias unbuttoned Michele’s pants and sexually assaulted her, she told ...