Wilson Criscione
@wilsonc.bsky.social
News and investigations editor at InvestigateWest
In today's story:
-State police told a guard accused of rape that they're more interested in going after women for false reporting.
-Those detectives wrote, falsely, that a woman said "no" when asked if she had sexual contact prison staff. She said yes. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
-State police told a guard accused of rape that they're more interested in going after women for false reporting.
-Those detectives wrote, falsely, that a woman said "no" when asked if she had sexual contact prison staff. She said yes. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
In Idaho prisons, abuse by guards is rarely investigated
Audio recordings and records obtained by InvestigateWest reveal sloppy investigations, omitted evidence and questions about whether cases were properly pursued
www.investigatewest.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:49 PM
In today's story:
-State police told a guard accused of rape that they're more interested in going after women for false reporting.
-Those detectives wrote, falsely, that a woman said "no" when asked if she had sexual contact prison staff. She said yes. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
-State police told a guard accused of rape that they're more interested in going after women for false reporting.
-Those detectives wrote, falsely, that a woman said "no" when asked if she had sexual contact prison staff. She said yes. www.investigatewest.org/case-closed-...
Day 2 story: bsky.app/profile/wils...
Idaho incarcerates women more often than any other state.
Once thrown behind bars, many of those women are sexually abused by guards shielded from consequences — while victims are blamed.
Read the latest in our "Guarded by Predators" series www.investigatewest.org/in-idaho-wom...
Once thrown behind bars, many of those women are sexually abused by guards shielded from consequences — while victims are blamed.
Read the latest in our "Guarded by Predators" series www.investigatewest.org/in-idaho-wom...
In Idaho women’s prisons, guards get away with sex abuse
A yearlong investigation finds rampant sexual abuse by guards, systemic cover-ups, and punishment for victims
www.investigatewest.org
October 14, 2025 at 11:34 PM
Day 2 story: bsky.app/profile/wils...
Only one of those guards charged criminally ended up being sentenced to prison.
But that case — a guard who raped an inmate after driving her to a medical appointment — has been kept hidden from the public for five years, until now. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...
But that case — a guard who raped an inmate after driving her to a medical appointment — has been kept hidden from the public for five years, until now. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...
An Idaho prison guard preyed on women. The system hid it
This is the first installment in a new InvestigateWest series called “Guarded by Predators,” exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them
www.investigatewest.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
Only one of those guards charged criminally ended up being sentenced to prison.
But that case — a guard who raped an inmate after driving her to a medical appointment — has been kept hidden from the public for five years, until now. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...
But that case — a guard who raped an inmate after driving her to a medical appointment — has been kept hidden from the public for five years, until now. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...
More than two dozen women incarcerated in an Idaho prison told us they were sexually abused by staff.
And we identified 37 prison workers accused of sexual misconduct toward imprisoned women in the last 10 years. Most resigned or faced few consequences. www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
And we identified 37 prison workers accused of sexual misconduct toward imprisoned women in the last 10 years. Most resigned or faced few consequences. www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
Staff sex abuse in Idaho women’s prisons largely unchecked
InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
www.investigatewest.org
October 12, 2025 at 9:37 PM
More than two dozen women incarcerated in an Idaho prison told us they were sexually abused by staff.
And we identified 37 prison workers accused of sexual misconduct toward imprisoned women in the last 10 years. Most resigned or faced few consequences. www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
And we identified 37 prison workers accused of sexual misconduct toward imprisoned women in the last 10 years. Most resigned or faced few consequences. www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
Reposted by Wilson Criscione
Our investigation has found:
-At least 59 documented allegations of staff sexually abusing imprisoned women since 2020. It's an undercount.
-37 prison workers accused in the last decade
-Of those, 18 were guards who resigned. 8 were fired.
www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
-At least 59 documented allegations of staff sexually abusing imprisoned women since 2020. It's an undercount.
-37 prison workers accused in the last decade
-Of those, 18 were guards who resigned. 8 were fired.
www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
Staff sex abuse in Idaho women’s prisons largely unchecked
InvestigateWest reporting exposes sexual abuse by guards, retaliation against victims and a system that fails to track the scope of the problem
www.investigatewest.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Our investigation has found:
-At least 59 documented allegations of staff sexually abusing imprisoned women since 2020. It's an undercount.
-37 prison workers accused in the last decade
-Of those, 18 were guards who resigned. 8 were fired.
www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
-At least 59 documented allegations of staff sexually abusing imprisoned women since 2020. It's an undercount.
-37 prison workers accused in the last decade
-Of those, 18 were guards who resigned. 8 were fired.
www.investigatewest.org/staff-sexual...
Reposted by Wilson Criscione
In the first story, @wilsonc.bsky.social and Whitney Bryen look at the only women's prison guard sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct in the last decade. He served a nine-month alternative sentence. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...
An Idaho prison guard preyed on women. The system hid it
This is the first installment in a new InvestigateWest series called “Guarded by Predators,” exposing rape and abuse by Idaho’s prison guards and the system that shields them
www.investigatewest.org
October 12, 2025 at 2:00 PM
In the first story, @wilsonc.bsky.social and Whitney Bryen look at the only women's prison guard sentenced to prison for sexual misconduct in the last decade. He served a nine-month alternative sentence. www.investigatewest.org/the-idaho-pr...