Whitney Bryen

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 accountabili

Cuts to Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center result in less state support for training, guidance and grants

Cuts to Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center result in less state support for staff training, guidance and grants

Cuts to Prison Rape Elimination Act Resource Center result in less state support for staff training, guidance and grants

The bill, inspired by InvestigateWest reporting, is awaiting Gov. Brad Little’s signature

Idaho Falls Republican Rep. Marco Erickson, left, expects Gov. Brad Little to sign the bill.

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.

Incarceration rates are rising, and inmates say they’re being punished for the state’s failures to manage prison capacity

Women incarcerated at South Idaho Correctional Institution's pre-release center walk between bunks in one of the dorms on Oct. 6, 2025, in Kuna, Idaho. (Whitney Bryen/InvestigateWest via AP)

After Isaac Berger overdosed, his mother gave hospital staff the pills she found in his room. She says it became the biggest regret of her life.