Patrick Irving

IDOC refuses to disclose spending proposals/pilot programs for Idaho Opioid Settlement funds

[Revised June 20, 2024] In January I submitted a public records request to determine whether the IDOC is seeking to apply any portion of the state’s Opioid Settlement Fund towards opioid overdose prevention and mitigation. The state is projected to receive $218 million of the $54 billion national settlement that is scheduled to be paid … Continue reading “IDOC refuses to disclose spending proposals/pilot programs for Idaho Opioid Settlement funds”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, May ’24

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, April ’24 Welcome to the May 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 … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, May ’24”

The Appeal Launches New National Database for Prison Commissary Pricelists, Cory Doctorow Shines Light on Securus’s Potential Bankruptcy

Thanks to Cory Doctorow for bringing to our attention in the “Greedflation, but for prisoners” issue of his daily newsletter that The Appeal has unveiled a new national commissary pricelist database, which can be used to compare how items are priced across 46 states. Kudos to Elizabeth Weill-Greenberg, Ethan Corey and everyone else who contributed … Continue reading “The Appeal Launches New National Database for Prison Commissary Pricelists, Cory Doctorow Shines Light on Securus’s Potential Bankruptcy”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, April ’24

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, March ’24 Welcome to the April 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, April ’24”

Another Esoteric Birthday Wish Granted for the Amazing Peachworm

[WriteAPrisoner.com, 2021] Alien observer, tasked with providing the Galactic Cooperative with a few good reasons to leave your Earth alone. So far, it’s not looking good. Were it not for “Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas“, “The Big Lebowski” and oatmeal cookie dough, I would have already rendered your dimension on compassionate grounds. Seeking: Verification … Continue reading “Another Esoteric Birthday Wish Granted for the Amazing Peachworm”

Notice of Intent: IDOC Proposal 82431-002 — Idaho Foodbank Fundraiser (I’ll go it alone if I have to)

This proposal was initially submitted February 29 and, in the absence of response, again with minor revisions April 10 using the channels of communication made available to me at the Idaho State Correctional Institution. Proposal 82431-002 — Idaho Foodbank Fundraiser The Idaho Foodbank recently collaborated with a local news station to raise funds for food-insecure … Continue reading “Notice of Intent: IDOC Proposal 82431-002 — Idaho Foodbank Fundraiser (I’ll go it alone if I have to)”

A Brief Overview of Education Technology and Vocational Training Within the Idaho Prison System

This is an informal report compiled in response to questions from a man who is currently incarcerated within the Wisconsin prison system. “I am collecting information on how computer technology is being used in prisons of the United States, specifically, but also interested in other countries. How are tablets being deployed? What are the policies? … Continue reading “A Brief Overview of Education Technology and Vocational Training Within the Idaho Prison System”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, March ’24

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. ’24 Welcome to the March 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. Loved … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, March ’24”

He’s a 69-year-old, partially paralyzed, diabetic amputee. DOC staff say he’s a faker. What say I split the (in)difference?

The original version of this complaint, sent 3.11.24 via snail mail to the local Area Agency On Aging (with additional copies sent over JPay to an Idaho Statesman reporter, the Idaho Prison Project and House Minority Speaker Ilana Rubel), lists the subject’s age at 72 and neglects to mention that he also takes insulin. The … Continue reading “He’s a 69-year-old, partially paralyzed, diabetic amputee. DOC staff say he’s a faker. What say I split the (in)difference?”

First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. ’24

Previous: First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Jan. ’24 Welcome to the February 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. Loved ones … Continue reading “First Amend This! An IDOC Newsletter, Feb. ’24”