The Idaho Botanical Garden occupies 33 acres of what used to be the grounds of the Old Idaho Penitentiary ... especially the rose gardens. They also recommend wearing good walking shoes, as ...

Old Pen is located next to the botanical garden. The VRT route 17 runs close by. Adult admission to the Old Idaho Penitentiary costs $8; admission for children ages 6 through 12 costs $5.

WHITNEY, WARDEN OF THE IDAHO STATE PENITENTIARY v. DICK is a case that was decided by the Supreme Court of the United States on April 30, 1906. In a 9-0 ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court reversed the ...

The bill from Republicans would increase the annual grocery tax credit.

Bobby Templin — whose hand was fractured in prison two years ago — admitted Tuesday afternoon to hitting a correctional officer during a January 2023 fight at the Idaho State Correctional Center.

Authorities investigating 35-year-old woman’s death A judge recently sentenced two inmates convicted of attempting to murder a correctional officer inside the state penitentiary. The judge said ...

Efforts to bring back the prison rodeo to the Oklahoma State Penitentiary will continue during the Legislature’s upcoming session. The Oklahoma Department of Corrections pursued an $8.3 million ...

Efforts to reduce drug use and trafficking in Idaho have led state lawmakers to increase penalties in recent years and fund a new women’s prison to hold more offenders. It’s a matter of public ...

This Sept. 20, 1941, photo had the caption: "The broncs were at their bucking best for the state penitentiary rodeo at McAlester Saturday, but some of the prison's convict cowboys, like this one ...