Inmates

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.

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.

The resource center will provide formerly incarcerated individuals with space where they can charge their phone and access legal advice and health referrals.

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.

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.

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…

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…

The Utah Department of Corrections has signed on to a nationwide initiative to put fewer inmates in solitary confinement. Corrections officials say it…

The University of Utah is bringing science education to inmates at the Salt Lake County Jail. Starting today, scientists and educators will volunteer to…