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First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. ’23

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’23 [Revised 1/5/2024] Welcome to the December edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Dec. ’23”

IDOC Offers Free Financial Literacy Courses to Returning Citizens, Their Spouses and the Spouses of Its Residents

Financial literacy instructor Jack Dujanovic has spent the better part of a decade educating people who are incarcerated on how to budget and invest responsibly, regardless of their level of income. He is now offering free financial literacy courses to all returning citizens, their spouses, and the spouses of anyone who is currently in custody … Continue reading “IDOC Offers Free Financial Literacy Courses to Returning Citizens, Their Spouses and the Spouses of Its Residents”

Cookies For Corrections: Help Spread Holiday Cheer Through Idaho’s Prison System

Mark Renick and his team are at it again, collecting store-bought cookies, donations and volunteers willing to help sort, bag and distribute roughly 6,000 bags of cookies destined to people in Idaho prisons. Thanks to a collaboration made possible by the Idaho Department of Correction, the cookies will be distributed throughout the growing prison complex … Continue reading “Cookies For Corrections: Help Spread Holiday Cheer Through Idaho’s Prison System”

IDOC Scheduled for Prison Rape Elimination Act Compliance Audit

11/28/23 The Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC) today notified residents of the Idaho State Correctional Institution that a certified Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) compliance auditor will be visiting the facility from January 8 to January 11 to determine the agency’s compliance with the U.S. Department of Justice’s PREA Standards for Prisons and Jails. According … Continue reading “IDOC Scheduled for Prison Rape Elimination Act Compliance Audit”

A Public Service Announcement from the Idaho Department of Correction: Know This Before Attempting to Celebrate the Holidays by Drinking Homemade Prison Wine

The IDOC shared this message with its residents over JPay on 11.17.23. It is presented here in accordance with the Idaho Public Records Act Pruno: A Recipe for Botulism You may have heard about a cheap, quick way to make a kind of homemade alcohol that goes by many different names, including pruno, hooch, brew, … Continue reading “A Public Service Announcement from the Idaho Department of Correction: Know This Before Attempting to Celebrate the Holidays by Drinking Homemade Prison Wine”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’23

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’23 [Censored!!!] Welcome to the November issue of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Nov. ’23”

Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook (Rev. 10/20/2021)

The Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook is one of the first items issued to male prisoners as they enter Idaho’s prison system. They receive it upon arriving to the facility’s Reception and Diagnostics Unit, where it can take anywhere from days to weeks to be processed. The handbook serves as a guide through the … Continue reading “Idaho State Correctional Institution Resident Handbook (Rev. 10/20/2021)”

The Fish Tacos Nearly Killed Me but the Pizza Brought Me Back to Life (w/Video)

As if prison life weren’t already a rollercoaster… Five days after the fish tacos left me feeling like my captors were attempting to have me Harambe’d, I received the most magnificent slice of pizza a prison kitchen has ever served. All things considered, it would be unfair of me not to follow up here with … Continue reading “The Fish Tacos Nearly Killed Me but the Pizza Brought Me Back to Life (w/Video)”

Most Disturbing Meal That I Have Ever Been Served In Prison (w/Video)

Idaho State Correctional Institution, 10.25.23. “Week One, Day Four — Dinner” as described by the new Idaho Department of Correction Food Service Menu 7.1: 3 oz. Breaded Fish 2 Each Tortillas .5 Cup Adobo Slaw .5 Cup Fruit Salsa .5 Cup Roasted Sweet Potatoes 8 oz Vitamin Beverage .5 cup pudding I have no idea … Continue reading “Most Disturbing Meal That I Have Ever Been Served In Prison (w/Video)”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’23 [Censored!!!]

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Sept. ’23 Welcome to the October edition of First Amend This! This publication provides an insider look at issues affecting the Idaho Department of Correction community. If you wish to assist this effort, share the link, copy and paste, or print and send this issue to another. Loved ones … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Oct. ’23 [Censored!!!]”