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Without state protections, Idaho jail detainees face dangerous conditions

States in the Northwest lack laws ensuring the health and safety of people locked in…

Whitney BryenOctober 12, 2024

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Idaho jails withheld details about dozens of detainee deaths

Idaho doesn’t investigate jail deaths or require counties to report them — leaving jail officials…

Whitney BryenOctober 5, 2024

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Idaho ramped up investments in round-the-clock youth psychiatric care. But concerns over safety, accessibility loom

Parents of children who were turned away from Idaho Youth Ranch criticize its ‘unrealistic’ admissions…

Whitney BryenJuly 25, 2024

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Following InvestigateWest report, Idaho approves funding for teen’s long-awaited care — but now there’s nowhere for him to go

Idaho lacks options for teens requiring highest level of psychiatric treatment By Whitney Bryen /…

Whitney BryenJuly 11, 2024

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Experts say a teen needs psychiatric residential care. Idaho still won’t pay for it.

Idaho funded less than one-third of requests for youths to receive the highest level psychiatric…

Whitney BryenJuly 1, 2024

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As ‘empowered’ cities ban them from public spaces, homeless people in WA scatter in search of refuge

Attorneys say bans could become more common following U.S. Supreme Court decision in June By…

Whitney BryenMay 2, 2024