$500Mprison expansionproposed

Idaho offifficials are considering spending $500million on a prison expansion and new state prison to alleviate the state’s overcrowded facilities. Correctionsoffifficials toldstateBoardofCorrection onMonday the expansion is neededbecause all of Idaho’s prisons are above capacity, county jails are packed and hundreds of Idaho inmates are being held temporarily at a private jail in Texas. The Idaho Press reports the proposal also includes smaller expansions at an array of existing facilities.