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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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Since Utah's Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office hired Cheryl Swapp in 2023, recidivism has dropped sharply.
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The bill would require an incarcerated transgender woman to be housed in the male wing of the jail or prison.
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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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Lawmakers moved quickly this year to pass a bill that lowers the minimum age for correctional officers. The minimum age for police officers is still 21.
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One-third of the inmates at Washington County’s jail have tested positive for COVID-19 and family members say officials didn’t provide adequate protection…
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An inmate at the Utah County Jail is racking up almost $1 million dollars in medical bills, more than half the jail’s annual medical budget. Utah County…
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Utah’s state prison population of serious criminals has mostly dropped over the last two decades. But a new report released this week shows the number of…
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New Mexico’s governor is warning Utah courts against implementing new bail reforms next month. Governor Susana Martinez says the changes will put public…
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The Utah Department of Corrections says it will write new standards for safety and operations at state prisons and county jails — and those standards will…
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Richard Mauro has been a public defender for nearly three decades, representing people who can’t afford an attorney. So he knows, if you can’t make bail,…
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A former sheriff’s deputy will spend four months in jail for his role in abusing inmates at the Daggett County Jail. Twenty-seven-year-old Joshua Cox…