On February 15, deputies arrested 43-year-old Kari Bento of Jerome after the investigation revealed a contract worker had ...

Boise Police said Edward Prescott was arrested Wednesday. He was the third suspect in a Boise bank robbery on Feb. 27.

A: According to The History of Richfield, Idaho, by Alice Crane Behr and Maureen Hancock Ward, “The original jail was sold by ...

A Boundary County man who fled the state after his conviction for unlawful possession of destructive devices or bombs was ...

He was allowed to suffer and die in the short time he was at the jail with 911 not being called until his blood pressure was ...

A 34-year-old Missoula man is facing several charges after fleeing from law enforcement in northern Idaho on Monday afternoon ...

By the time Tim Riley’s lifeless body was discovered in a shower at the Canyon County jail, the deputy assigned to keep his unit safe hadn’t seen him in an hour and nine minutes. Deputy Joshua Barnett ...

Riley’s death was the first of three suicides in eight months at the jail, located in Idaho’s second-most populous county, just west of Boise. Detainee Michael Garrett died one week after Riley.

EastIdahoNews.com is looking back at what life was like during the week of March 3 to March 9 in east Idaho history.

The $8-12 million project would replace the previous, temporary "Pod 6" facility and alleviate pressure on the main jail, ...

Ashland County sheriff's deputies said two people they described as illegal immigrants from Honduras were held in jail ...

For almost six months, workers have been renovating the old juvenile detention center. They are adding additional beds and space to host programs, such as counseling to better help inmates. As soon as ...