Idaho's elected coroner system faces significant challenges, lacking oversight and state support, leading to inconsistent death investigations. ProPublica has documented how these failures leave families without answers and allow crucial evidence to disappear. A recent state survey revealed coroners' frustration, with many calling the system "broken and a joke." They desire state involvement to meet national standards, a departure from Idaho's tradition of local government independence. Many coroners believe the state's hands-off approach is detrimental, causing investigations to vary greatly by county. Some coroners, like Jimmy Roberts, have proposed reforms based on successful models in other states, such as state training councils and funding for autopsies. However, progress is slow, with limited state-level action and resistance to major systemic changes from some associations. Key issues identified include low autopsy rates due to insufficient funding and logistical challenges, low pay that forces coroners to hold other jobs, and a lack of dedicated, secure office space and morgues. These deficiencies can compromise evidence integrity and confidentiality. Despite these widely acknowledged problems, there is a lack of unified action among coroners and slow progress on implementing meaningful reforms.