Ada County Jail's new IGNITE program focuses on education to cut repeat offenses, joining a national effort to break incarceration cycles.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Rep. Bruce Skaug, R-Nampa in 2023. Skaug wants to help counties that house state prisoners. (Darin ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. IGNITE expands on existing jail programming, inviting educators, employers and community partners to work directly with inmates.

Idaho doesn’t always have room for prisoners in state prisons, so it sends inmates to county jails. But the state doesn’t reimburse counties for the full cost, leaving those local governments to pick ...

IGNITE expands on existing jail programming, inviting educators, employers and community partners to work directly with inmates. The goal is to reduce the likelihood they will return to custody.