Political hot potatoes dominated legislators' attention last week
By Dan Boyd - Journal Writer


Administrators from the Department of Corrections have seemingly been everywhere - mental health panels, substance abuse presentations and, of course, updates on the current situation with Idaho prisons.

Tom Beauclair, director of the state system, called county jails a short-term solution to the overcrowding situation.

"Most of last year we were at the maximum," he said. "Right now, we're down a little bit, but that can change overnight."

Beauclair said it's possible Idaho could ship some of its inmates to out-of-state facilities, which hasn't been done for several years.

If that avenue is chosen, he said male inmates would be more likely to be moved than females, because, among other things, they are less expensive per capita to the state.


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A few months back I heard a rumor from a local wife that they were talking about moving inmates out of state. One of the states mentioned was WA. Knowing that WA inmates have been moved to other states I emailed the IDOC.

This is what I got back
IDOC has no plans to send IDOC offenders to the state of Washington.

He didnt say there are no plans of moves at all, but he did say that WA wanst an option. Now looking back I am thinking its not what he said, but what he didnt say.

For the sake of the WA girls whos loved ones are shipped out I will be following this close