Salt Lake County Jail

State Rep. Grant Miller thinks the simple idea could increase communication and prevent the low-level charges that make up nearly 40% of Salt Lake County jail bookings.

The Salt Lake, Tooele and Washington county jails hold federal detainees for short periods, including those arrested by ICE.

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 bond doesn’t pay for the criminal justice services – it only funds the infrastructure.

KUER asked two Utahns — one Palestinian, the other Jewish — about their thoughts on the pro-Gaza student protest movement that has now arrived at the University of Utah.

The state of Utah, Salt Lake County and Salt Lake City launched Operation Rio Grande as an effort to address homelessness and crime in a downtown Salt…

Meagan Deadrich was 27 weeks pregnant when she was booked into the Salt Lake County Jail on a probation violation in 2018. Soon after, she started…

The Salt Lake County Council was set to finalize the 2018 budget Tuesday, but they’ve pushed the vote to next week. Salt Lake County Mayor Ben McAdams…

Salt Lake County’s new specialty drug court will operate the same as existing drug courts. What makes the new court different is the population it…

Rosie Rivera was sworn in Tuesday as Sheriff of Salt Lake County. The former Unified Police Deputy Chief faces an overcrowded jail and a homelessness…

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder lifted unpopular booking restrictions at the county jail last month. Since then, bookings have spiked and the jail has…

Salt Lake County Sheriff Jim Winder will be the new chief of police in Moab. Moab Mayor Dave Sakrison appointed Winder Tuesday morning.Winder says he…