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Idaho State Correctional Center

Kuna, Ada County, Idaho

Visiting schedules change without notice. Always call before traveling.

Call Visiting Office: (208) 331-2760 Info last verified: June 2026

Idaho's largest prison, a multi-custody men's facility in the South Boise complex in Kuna that the state has operated since 2014.

Statewide rules that apply at Idaho DOC prisons

These rules are set by Idaho DOC and apply at every unit. The full list — including all permitted and prohibited items and the approval process — is in Visiting in Idaho.

Dress code

Dress modestly — Idaho facilities enforce a visiting dress code that bars revealing, sheer, or provocative clothing, gang-related items, and anything resembling what residents or staff wear.
Each facility may turn away a visitor who is dressed out of code, and electronics are not allowed inside, so confirm the specific facility's rules before traveling.

ID: Every visitor must be on the resident's approved visiting list before visiting — the resident requests an application, the visitor mails it to the institution, and approval usually takes about two to four weeks after a background check. Bring a government-issued photo ID to each visit.
What to bring: Bring only what the facility allows — most personal items are not permitted in the visiting room. Money for a resident's account is sent through Access Corrections, never handed over at a visit.
Scheduling: Idaho has no statewide online scheduler for in-person visits — each facility sets its own visiting days and hours, so confirm with the specific institution. Men enter the system through the Reception and Diagnostic Unit at the Idaho State Correctional Institution (Kuna); women through the Pocatello Women's Correctional Center. Residents held out of state at the CoreCivic prisons in Arizona (the Saguaro Correctional Center and the Central Arizona Florence Correctional Complex) apply through an online form and visit on that prison's schedule.

Full statewide rules: Visiting in Idaho

Overview

Idaho State Correctional Center (ISCC, also referred to as ICC) is a state prison for men operated by the Idaho Department of Correction (IDOC). It is in Kuna, in Ada County, within the South Boise prison complex on Pleasant Valley Road. With about 2,128 beds, it is the largest prison in Idaho. The facility holds men at minimum, medium, and close custody.

The Idaho Department of Correction uses the term “resident” for people in its custody.

What Makes Idaho State Correctional Center Different

ISCC is the largest prison in the Idaho system and houses men across three custody levels — minimum, medium, and close.

The facility opened in 2000 as the Idaho Correctional Center (ICC), the state’s first private prison, operated by Corrections Corporation of America (now CoreCivic). The state assumed operations in 2014, and the facility is now state-operated.

Visiting

The statewide IDOC visiting rules — the approved-visitor-list process, the dress code, ID requirements, and item limits — apply at Idaho State Correctional Center. Visiting is arranged with the facility, and an approved application is required first. Visiting days, hours, and whether a visit must be booked in advance are set per facility, so families confirm the current schedule with the institution before traveling. See the Visiting in Idaho guide for the approval process and rules.

Mail

Idaho does not use an off-site mail vendor for its state prisons. Incoming personal mail goes directly to the facility, where staff inspect it before delivery. Personal mail for ISCC goes to the Boise PO Box, not the Kuna street address. Address personal mail with the resident’s committed name and IDOC number:

[Resident’s full name and IDOC number] Idaho State Correctional Center PO Box 70010 Boise, ID 83707

Books and publications must come directly from a publisher or an approved vendor. See the Mail & Packages guide for the full rules on what can be sent and what gets rejected.

Phones, Tablets, and Money

Phone service runs through ICSolutions, and tablet services run through ViaPath. Trust deposits are made through Access Corrections. See the Phone & Video Calls and Sending Money guides for accounts, rates, and how to add funds.

Learn More

For detailed information about visiting and communicating with someone at an Idaho prison:

Visiting in Idaho — approval process, dress code, scheduling
Mail & Packages — what you can send and what gets rejected
Phone & Video Calls — accounts, call costs, video visits
Sending Money — how to add funds to a resident’s account
Medical & Mental Health — health care in Idaho prisons
Transfers — what happens during transfers

Sources

This page is compiled from the following publicly available sources. Policies change without notice — confirm current details with the facility before relying on them.