Utah Department of Corrections

It’s been an exceptionally hot summer in Utah, and the record-breaking temperatures have some families worried about their loved ones incarcerated at state-run correctional facilities.

The latest Utah news from Thursday evening, April 29, 2021.

The Utah Department of Corrections has offered a COVID-19 vaccine to every inmate at its Gunnison and Draper facilities, except for new arrivals. Meanwhile, the ACLU of Utah wants local health departments to increase access to people incarcerated at county jails.

The Utah Department of Corrections recently made video visitation available to everyone incarcerated at the state prison. In-person visits have been canceled since the start of the pandemic.

Utah is one of only two states that has not signed on to a federal set of prison standards to prevent and respond to sexual assault and harassment in correctional facilities. State Rep. Angela Romero plans to introduce a bill in the upcoming legislative session to change that.

Jeromy Tait was released early from the Utah State Prison because of the coronavirus pandemic. He described his experience during COVID-19 outbreaks there.

A legislative subcommittee approved plans Wednesday to cut up to nearly $45 million in funding for Utah’s courts and Department of Corrections. Tax…

A Salt Lake City nursing home has Utah’s first confirmed incident of community transmission of COVID-19 at a care facility, state and local health…

Updated 6:41 p.m. MDT 4/2/2020: This story has been updated to reflect an announcement from the Salt Lake County Sheriff’s office Thursday. Salt Lake…

Rollin Cook, head of the Utah Department of Corrections is stepping down next month. For the past five years, he’s overseen the prison system, probation…

The Utah Attorney general has filed charges against five former employees of the Daggett County Sheriff’s office for alleged abuse of inmates at the…

Police in Utah are increasing efforts to deal with a growing number of parole violators committing violent crimes in Salt Lake County. In the meantime,…