Eight employees with the Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction have filed a whistleblower lawsuit against the agency, contending that a Nampa detention center is understaffed, has security policies that are dangerous to staffers and kids, that some employees are committing fraud and wasting public money, and that those that speak out against misdeeds are harassed and skipped over for promotions.
The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court in Boise on Monday.
The employees are asking the court to order Idaho Department of Juvenile Correction leaders to change the practices at the detention center and to order the Idaho Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for Idaho to begin investigating the department for allegedly violating state and federal laws. (AP)
