In a troubling new collaboration between Idaho State Police (ISP) and Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), more than 50 Idaho residents have been transported to ICE detention facilities under Gov. Brad Little’s initiative, “Operation No Return.” The governor’s office claims the effort targets “dangerous illegal alien criminals,” but a review by the Idaho Capital Sun…
For the second year in a row, the nation’s prison population has increased, a notable reversal after more than a decade of steady decline. According to new data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics, 1,254,224 people were incarcerated in state and federal prisons at the end of 2023, marking a 2% increase from the previous…
Since 2022, Idaho has implemented sweeping reforms to its public defense system, shifting from a fragmented county-based model to a centralized, state-funded Office of the Public Defender. These changes, finalized in October 2024, aimed to address long-standing constitutional concerns about inadequate legal representation for indigent defendants. Now, the Idaho Supreme Court is reviewing whether the…
Idaho is taking a major leap forward in public safety. On July 10, the Idaho Public Safety Communications Commission approved a $15 million grant to upgrade the state’s outdated analog 911 system to Next Generation 911 (NG911)—a secure, digital network that will dramatically improve emergency response capabilities across the state. This new system will enable…
On Saturday, millions of Americans across all 50 states took to the streets in a sweeping rebuke of Donald Trump’s increasingly authoritarian second term. The “No Kings” protests, organized by a coalition of over 100 groups, drew demonstrators to more than 2,100 locations nationwide, voicing unified opposition to the president’s abuse of power, militarized governance,…
The Idaho Senate recently approved a bill that bans sleeping outside or in cars in public areas, such as sidewalks, parks, and other public property, in cities with more than 100,000 residents. The legislation criminalizes camping in these areas 24 hours a day and allows the Idaho Attorney General to take action if cities don’t…