incarceration

The restrictions sent to the governor include a ban on adult inmates receiving gender-affirming care and the assigning of cells for juveniles based on sex at birth, not gender identity.

There is little data on higher education opportunities for incarcerated people across the country. A new study from researchers in Utah and around the country seeks to change that.

The program is for long-term incarcerated youth in Utah. They’ll be able to take virtual classes taught out of Dixie State University.

Incarcerated students in Utah currently have access to high school curriculums and can get their GED or diploma. A proposal by a state lawmaker would set up a program to help them earn college credits, too.

Thursday morning, Feb. 13, 2020Cannabis Law Clean-UpA bill introduced in the state Senate Wednesday is looking to clear criminal records for those who’ve…

The Utah Department of Corrections officially launched a new intervention program Thursday to keep female offenders out of jail.The 60-bed residential…

The Disability Law Center in Utah is conducting an investigation into the death of Ramon Estrada, a state prisoner who died Sunday of apparent cardiac…

Most people who end up in Salt Lake County jail go in with some kind of mental illness or addiction to drugs. While there, they have access to mental…

For those in Utah who are addicted to drugs or mentally ill, jail may be one of the only places where treatment is free and accessible. In part one of a…