Pound Pup Legacy

The Idaho Department of Correction provides incarceration facilities for adult felons sentenced by the courts, presentence reports for the courts, and supervision services for probationers and parolees. The department operates a central administrative office, eight correctional institutions, four community work centers, and 22 probation/parole district and satellite offices.

The department is made up of nearly 1,450 dedicated workers. A majority of the employees are correctional officers.

A federal court ruling ordered beds be removed for the medium security facility in October.

The entire system was at 107% of capacity when the Department sent 302 inmates out of state in

October 2005.

Quick Facts about Population  http://corrections.state.id.us/facts/fact_sheets/QuickFactsJan2007.pdf

Our mission is to promote and protect the health and safety of all Idahoans. From birth throughout life, we can help enrich and protect the lives of the people of our state.

We offer programs that deal with complex social, economic and individual issues. They range from Medicaid to Food Stamps, Child Protection to Disease Prevention. Last year, we helped almost 340,000 people in our state, one out of every four Idahoans.

At the Department of Health and Welfare our services are delivered through "Any Door." No matter which door you enter for assistance, we are organized to meet your needs. Our web site is structured similarly to get you to the programs you are interested in, quickly and efficiently.