Idaho Department of Correction reimagines housing with a new dorm
The 152-bed men’s dorm will allow inmates more freedom and personal responsibility in hopes of increasing success outside of prison.
What most people consider mundane — dimming light switches and big windows with views — are much more special in prison.
“For me, it allows me to breathe a little bit easier,” inmate Jonathan William Spickler said. “It allows me to feel a little bit better about myself in a situation where I’ve become somewhat vulnerable to that due to my own actions.”