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In a party-line vote, the House sent a bill to the Senate that restricts housing for incarcerated transgender minors and also bans gender-affirming care for transgender adults.
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The Weber County Sheriff’s Office has pushed for years to improve the jail’s medical and mental health facilities.
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David Bokovoy, director of prison education at SLCC, said he’s heard from a lot of students who said getting an education was the most transformative part of their time in prison.
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Due to the unintended association with the TV show South Park and because the Utah State Prison moved to a new location, South Park Academy decided it was time for a fresh start.
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The resource center will provide formerly incarcerated individuals with space where they can charge their phone and access legal advice and health referrals.
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Future Utah college students could have access to a $12 million scholarship fund. And state inmates could see increased and more streamlined education offerings in prisons and jails.
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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.
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Utah is working to get mentally ill jail inmates the treatment they need to stand trial. But because of funding, many of them now have to wait. The Utah…
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The Utah Attorney General’s office is investigating the death of a 21-year-old woman who died while in custody at the Duchesne County Jail last…
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The Utah Department of Corrections has signed on to a nationwide initiative to put fewer inmates in solitary confinement. Corrections officials say it…
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The University of Utah is bringing science education to inmates at the Salt Lake County Jail. Starting today, scientists and educators will volunteer to…