ADA COUNTY, Idaho — A new program in the Ada County Jail aims to provide second chances for incarcerated individuals. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is launching a new program aimed at reducing ...

The Ada County sheriff’s office says life in the county jail has been calmer since a dog therapy program began. For about a month, 2-year-old golden retriever Winnie and other dogs have been stopping ...

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 ...

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