Update - ISCC disturbance

The Idaho Department of Correction continues to investigate the disturbance Saturday at Idaho State Correctional Center. 

The incident began about 4:30 p.m. as security staff were responding to a report of an assault on H-block, Tier 1. Residents on the tier began destroying property and ignited a fire in a trash can. 

The fire prompted staff to evacuate the tier. Two adjacent 96-bed tiers were also evacuated.  The entire facility was placed on secure status to ensure the safety of everyone living and working at the facility.  IDOC’s tactical team, the Correctional Emergency Response Team, was activated.  

Per IDOC’s emergency response protocol, a request for assistance was made to area law enforcement,  fire and emergency services.  State and area law enforcement partners maintained a presence around the secure perimeter of the institution while IDOC staff cleared the affected housing unit. Order was restored by late evening. 

Residents of the two unaffected tiers in H-block were returned to their living areas late Saturday night. 

The men who were living on H-block, Tier-1 have been relocated to other facilities in the South Boise Correctional Complex pending the outcome of the investigation. Those residents will be given opportunities to contact their families soon. The Ada County Sheriff’s Office is also investigating the incident. The tier remains closed as a crime scene.  

Four residents who were hurt during the incident were evaluated and treated at a Boise hospital and returned to IDOC custody. A fifth resident was evaluated at a hospital today for an injury he apparently suffered during the disturbance. No staff were hurt. 

The IDOC refers to Saturday’s events as a “disturbance” to not prejudice the outcome of any investigation.  The facts gathered through the investigation will determine what, if any, crimes took place.