jails

Starting Sept. 1, a new law will restrict one of the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s main methods to control jail overcrowding. Advocates say expanding the jail won’t solve the issue, and the county is failing to address the root of the problem.

The Weber County Sheriff’s Office has pushed for years to improve the jail’s medical and mental health facilities.

Since Utah's Sanpete County Sheriff’s Office hired Cheryl Swapp in 2023, recidivism has dropped sharply.

The bill would require an incarcerated transgender woman to be housed in the male wing of the jail or prison.

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

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.

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…

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…

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…

New Mexico’s governor is warning Utah courts against implementing new bail reforms next month. Governor Susana Martinez says the changes will put public…

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…

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,…