Specifications include, but are not limited to: DPW, on behalf of IDOC has received funding for architectural and engineering design, construction, furniture, fixtures and equipment to build a new female prison and an expansion along with some renovation at the ISCI located in Boise, Idaho. The project will consist of a new848 bed female prison (approximately 190,000sq. ft.), located near the IDOC prison complex south of Boise, Idaho, and a new 280 bed medium custody male housing unit (approximately 44,000 sq. ft.) located within the ISCI. Other small renovation projects may be added to the scope of the project at a later date. In addition, the existing sewage lagoon facilities will require expansion along with some “re-work’ (if required) to accept the increased flows from the proposed project. This work will be part of the overall project. Currently IDOC does not have enough beds to house all incarcerated individuals in state-run facilities and must rely on out-of-state prison contracts and county jails. The new female prison will consist of 800 minimum-custody beds and 48 medium-custody beds for a reception and diagnostics unit (RDU), segregation, and medical. Adding 800 non-secure beds for women will allow 719 women to be moved from SICI and SBWCC facilities and will return 719 beds to male minimumcustody. It will also net 129 new beds for women. Currently, there are only eight medical isolation beds for women statewide, all located in Pocatello. Centralizing RDU, medical, and behavioral health services for women in south Boise will greatly increase IDOC’s capacity for these services and reduce the need for transports of women to and from Pocatello. Additionally, the new male housing unit will consist of 280 beds, to include 140 beds for residents with special ambulatory needs and 140 beds for the general population on the second floor. Currently, ISCI has 16 long-term care medical beds and 13 infirmary beds. In a period of profound social, technological, and environmental shifts, the built correctional environment must respond to the changing conditions facing communities, organizations, and individuals in ways that enhance human experience and well-being, minimize costs, maximize efficiency, optimize resources, and enhance the quality and quantity of positive outcomes. This, in turn, requires new knowledge and innovative ideas gained through extensive experience and reliable research on the part of architects, researchers, and industry specialists.
