North Idaho Correctional Institution is located in Cottonwood Idaho. This facility originally served as a former military outpost used for radar purposes. Currently this facility houses up to 428 adult male inmates. Most of the inmates at this facility are being incarcerated with the purpose of being rehabilitated and possibly released for probation. Inmates who qualify for early release/probation will display a positive attitude and participate in programs and evaluations at the institution.
North Idaho Correctional Institution often receives inclement weather conditions, visitors are encouraged to dress warm in case they must wait in their vehicles. It is one of the few facilities that will allow you to dress in multi layers. Each piece of your clothing may be subject to a thorough search because of this.
Inmate's incarcerated in Idaho are allowed to correspond with friends and family through the mail.
Inmates in Idaho have access to telephones to make outgoing calls. The phone service provider for Idaho inmates is ICS Solutions. You can purchase phone call time by visiting the 
Inmates in Idaho can use funds from their trust account to purchase an assortment of items from the commissary including telephone time, food, clothing, and hygiene items. Idaho Department of Corrections allows you to send money to an inmate through a variety of methods, but you will need to know the inmate's full name and ID number.
In order to visit an inmate in Idaho you must first be on the inmate's approved visitation list. In order to get on the visitation list you must complete a background check and submit a visitors application to the institution the inmate is incarcerated in.
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